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| Obsession with the exercise of and thirst for power (or delusion about one's own power or importance) |
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| A person who acts like a yes man toward someone important in order to gain advantage; a brown noser |
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| A person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spirited and resilient way; heart, fortitude, strength |
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| The action of copying or reproducing something |
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| dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power (typically involving bribery, or what those in Shakespeare's day called "an itching palm") |
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| Cruel and oppressive government rule; absolute power |
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| Physical or mental weakness; illness, ailment |
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| A violent and windy storm |
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| bad-tempered and unfriendly |
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| Menacing, ominous, dangerous |
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| Impressively great in extent, size, or degree |
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| The intervening time; the meantime |
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| A violent uprising against a government; rebellion, revolt |
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| A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful |
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| The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint |
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| To make something greater by adding to it; to increase |
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| To remedy or to set right; to correct a wrongful situation |
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| A remedy or compensation for a wrong or grievance |
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| To ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something |
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| A firm decision to do or not to do something |
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| To make full use of and drive benefit from something (like a resource) |
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| An effort to match (imitate) or surpass a person or achievement |
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