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| bureaucracy | (noun) the collection of departments of appointed officials through which a government is run |
| premeditated | (adj) planned or plotted; closely considered beforehand |
| arbitrary | (adj) based on one's own wishes or whims; not guided by rules or law |
| browbeat | (verb) to frighten with a stern manner of harsh words; to bully |
| politic | (adj) wise in looking out for one's own interests; prudent |
| inane | (adj) senseless; pointless; stupid |
| contraband | (noun) smuggled goods |
| scapegoat | (noun) a person or thing who takes the blame fo rmistakes or crimes of others |
| transient | (adj) lasting for a short time; (noun) something that is not permanent |
| proxy | (noun) a person who is given the authority to act or stand in for another; written proof for such authority |
