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  1. Accolade        an expression of praise                                                                             
  2. Amnesty         pardon for a group of individuals                                                                   
  3. Atoll           An island which encloses a lagoon                                                                   
  4. Bureaucracy     A system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation                       
  5. Citadel         A fortress that commands a city                                                                     
  6. dearth          scarcity, lack, famine                                                                              
  7. Duplicity       The belying of one's true intentions by           deceptive words or actions                        
  8. Foible          A minor flaw or shartcomingin personal            character or behavior                             
  9. hegemony        domination or leadership                                                                            
  10. Inequity        An instance of injustice or unfairness                                                              
  11. knave           a dishonest person                                                                                  
  12. Martinet        A strict disciplinarian                                                                             
  13. Narcissism      Love of one's own self; egocentrism                                                                 
  14. oxymoron        contradictory terms                                                                                 
  15. Pinnacle        the highest point or place; the apex                                                                
  16. quip            a sarcastic or witty jest or retort                                                                 
  17. retaliation     the act of seeking or exacting revenge                                                              
  18. Subsistence     that on which one lives or exists; sustence; live-lihood; existence or reality of a thing           
  19. Turbulence      the state or condition of being violently dis-    turbed, restless, or confused                     
  20. Vigilance       alterness; watchfulness in guarding against danger                                                  
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