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1. 01

   eminent

   famous and respected

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   reckless

   careless about consequences

3. 03

   unprecedented

   never done or known before

4. 04

   fiscal

   relating to money, taxes, or government finances

5. 05

   avenue

   a way or method of achieving something

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   prima donna

   leading female opera singer; self-important person

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   indignant

   angry because something is unfair

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   virtuoso

   a highly skilled artist or musician

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   escapade

   an exciting or adventurous act

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    inordinate

    excessive; unusually large

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    pessimist

    a person who expects the worst

12. 12

    noblesse oblige

    the duty of privileged people to help others

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    disparity

    a great difference

14. 14

    strain

    to stretch or overwork; make a great effort

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    exert

    to apply or use (effort, force, influence)

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    bevy

    a large group

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    tattered

    old and torn

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    convent

    a community where nuns live

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    elevate

    to raise; lift up

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    advocate

    to support; recommend publicly

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    endorse

    to publicly support or approve

22. 22

    empirical

    based on observation or experience

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    meritocratic

    based on ability and achievement

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    integrate

    to combine into a whole

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    impede

    to hinder; slow down

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    medley

    a mixture of different things

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    reconcile

    to restore friendship; make compatible

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    deprivation

    lack of basic necessities

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    cognition

    the process of thinking and understanding

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    deficit

    a shortage; an amount below what is needed

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    circumvent

    to avoid; find a way around

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    align

    to support; bring into agreement

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    mount

    to organize; set up; increase

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    obscure

    not well known; unclear

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    aplomb

    confidence; self-assurance

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    impaired

    weakened; damaged

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    impervious

    not affected by; not allowing something through

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    consolidate

    to strengthen; combine

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    implement

    to carry out; put into effect

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    unravel

    to untangle; solve; come apart

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    dilemma

    a difficult choice or problem

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    ripple effect

    spreading consequences of an action

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    vertebrate

    an animal with a backbone

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    trajectory

    the path or course of movement or development

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    derivative

    something based on another source; lacking originality

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    additive

    added to something else

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    converge

    to come together; meet

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    disconcerting

    unsettling; disturbing

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    fidelity

    faithfulness; loyalty

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    cease

    to stop; come to an end