The Powers That Be Vocabulary Set

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arrogant

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(adj.) haughty, too convinced of one's own importance

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decree

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(n.) an order having the force of law; (v.) to issue such an order; to command firmly or forcefully

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banish

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(v) to drive away; to force to leave a place by official decree

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deceive

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(v) to trick or lead a person into believing something that is not true

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commotion

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(n) a state of confused and noisy disturbance

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commended

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(v) praise formally or officially

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lottery

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(n) contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots

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paraphernalia

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(n) equipment associated with a particular activity

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tradition

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(n) custom that has been handed down

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perfunctory

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(adj) done without care; in a routine fashion