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| martyrdom |
Religionone who willingly suffers death rather than give up his or her religion:early Christian martyrs.one who suffers for a cause.one who undergoes suffering. |
| lionize |
to treat (a person) as a celebrity:was lionized by the press. |
| realpolitik |
Governmentpractical rather than theoretical politics. |
| portentous |
of the nature of a portent.indicating something bad for the future:a portentous defeat.overly self-important;pompous. |
| portent |
1. Something that indicates the future2. significance; meaning |
| antebellum |
American Historybefore or existing before a war, esp. the American Civil War: |
| draconian |
of or relating to Draco, 7th-century Athenian statesman and lawmaker, or his code of laws, which prescribed death for almost every offenceharsh: draconian legislation |
| acquiescence |
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| clandestine |
done in secrecy |
| sycophancy |
syc•o•phan•cy (sik′ə fən sē, -fan′-, sī′kə-), n. self-seeking or servile flattery.the character or conduct of a sycophant |
| subversion |
sub•ver•sion /səbˈvɜrʒən, -ʃən/ n. [uncountable]the act of overthrowing or attempting to overthrow a government, or some power or authority. |
| debacle |
de•ba•cle /dəˈbɑkəl, -ˈbækəl/ n. [countable]a complete and total disaster, failure, or fiasco:The last meeting was a debacle and nothing was accomplished. |
| inculcate |
in•cul•cate /ɪnˈkʌlkeɪt, ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt/ v. [~ + object], -cat•ed, -cat•ing. to fix in the mind by repeated statements:to inculcate virtue in the young. |
| ameliorate |
to make or become better or more satisfactory; improve:[~ + object]Her apology ameliorated the situation.[no object]The situation ameliorated when both sides shook hands. |
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| vanguard |
Militarythe front part of an advancing army.[countable* usually singular;often: the + ~]the forefront in any political movement or field of study. |