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Temporal
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(adj.) relating to worldly as opposed to spiritual affairs, secular; relating to time
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Agitate
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(v.) to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of
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Casuistry
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(n.) a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles of religious doctrine
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Confiscate
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(adj.) to appropriate, usually property by the government
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Boreal
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(adj.) toward or located in the north
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Controversy
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(n.) a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views
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Derisive
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(adj.) expressing or causing contemptuous ridicule or scorn
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Disarray
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(n.) a lack of order or sequence
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Enclave
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(n.) a place or group that is different in character from those surrounding it
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Colloquial
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(adj.) (of a language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary
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Interrogate
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(v.) to question formally and systematically
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Intervene
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(v.) to come in or between by way of hindrance or modification
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Lacuna
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(n.) an unfilled space or interval, a gap
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Manifestation
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(n.) a public demonstration of power and purpose
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Pedagogical
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(adj.) of, relating to, or befitting a teacher or education
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