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paternalism | a style of government or management, or an approach to personal relationships, in which the desire to help, advise, and protect may neglect individual choice and personal responsibility |
substantive | having practical importance, value, or effect |
assert | to insist on or exercise your rights |
precipitate | to make something happen suddenly and quickly |
appalling | causing shock or horror |
stagnate | to fail to develop, progress, or make necessary changes |
extremist | a person who goes to extremes, especially in political matters. |
complacent | self-satisfied and unaware of possible dangers |
repudiate | to disapprove of something formally and strongly and renounce any connection with it |
incorrigible | impossible or very difficult to correct or reform |