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Patronize
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(v) to condescend, put down
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Mettle
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(n) a person's ability to cope well with difficult situations; spirit, strength of character
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Prodigiously
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(adv) impressively, remarkably
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Wrest
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(v) to forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp
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Rubes
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(n) a country unsophisticated or awkward person (bumpkin)
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Nonplussed
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(adj) surprised and confused to the point of not knowing how to react
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Paradigm
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(n) an example or pattern of something; a model
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Mollify
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(v) to appease the anger or anxiety of (someone); pacify
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Disconcerted
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(adj) unsettled, discomforted
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Squalor
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(n) a state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant
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Subjugated
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(v) brought under the domination or control
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Usurp
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(v) to seize; take the power or a position illegally by force
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Largesse
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(n) generosity, munificence
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Countenance
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(n) face, features
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Obliquely
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(adv) diagonally
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