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| adverse | adj - acting against; harmful or unfavorable |
| alliance | n - a union or association of groups based on common interest |
| altruism | n - unselfish concern for the well-being of others |
| blunder - n | a serious mistake caused by ignorance or carelessness |
| blunder - v | to make a serious mistake |
| bolster | v - to support and strengthen |
| brazen | adj - rudely bold; shameless |
| indifferent | adj - having no concern or interest |
| insurgent - adj | revolting against authority, especially the government |
| insurgent - n | one who revolts |
| lucid | adj - easily understood; rational and clear |
| mutual | adj - directed by each other toward the other; reciprocal OR common to each party involved |
| quaint | adj - pleasingly odd or unusual; charmingly different |
| retort - v | to reply, especially with a quick, witty, or harsh response |
| retort - n | a quick, witty reply or counterargument |
| technology | n - the application of scientific knowledge to commerce, industry, or other practical purposes |
| terminal | adj - pertaining to or occurring at the end, limit, or extremity OR causing or approaching death |
| vigil | n - a watch kept during sleeping hours; an observance conducted on the eve of a religious festival |
