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dissent (noun)
Def: disagreement with the philosophy, methods, goals, etc., of a political party or government.

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draconian (adjective)
Def: rigorous; unusually severe or cruel.

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autonomy (noun)
Def: independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions.

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galvanize (verb (used with object))
Def: to startle into sudden activity; stimulate.

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liberation (noun)
Def: the act or fact of gaining equal rights or full social or economic opportunities for a particular group.

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suffrage (noun)
Def: the right to vote, especially in a political election.

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borborygmi (plural noun)
Def: rumbling or gurgling sounds caused by the movement of gas in the intestines.

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ganache (noun)
Def: a whipped frosting or filling made with semisweet chocolate and cream, used for cakes, pastries, and candies.

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circumambulate (verb)
Def: to walk or go about or around, especially ceremoniously.

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Bifrost (noun)
Def: the rainbow bridge from Asgard, the world of the Aesir gods, to earth.

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convivial (adjective)
Def: friendly; agreeable.

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adze (noun)
Def: an ax-like tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisel-like steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle.

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mano a mano (noun)
Def: a direct confrontation or conflict; head-on competition; duel.

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monsoon (noun)
Def: the season during which the southwest wind blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.

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voltaic (adjective)
Def: noting or pertaining to electricity or electric currents, especially when produced by chemical action, as in a cell; galvanic.

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inspirit (verb (used with object))
Def: to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.

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hobbledehoy (noun)
Def: an awkward, ungainly youth.

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trinary (adjective)
Def: consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.

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kaomoji (noun)
Def: a Japanese-style emoticon that uses Japanese characters, Latin letters, and punctuation marks in combination to represent a facial expression that conveys an emotion.

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stevedore (noun)
Def: a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.

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abseil (noun, verb (used without object))
Def: to descend by moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body.