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FLAGRANT
MOLLIFY
DIGRESSION
COHESION
POLEMICAL
EXCERPT
DISCERNING
VENT
CONCISE
OFFICIOUS
A concise excerpt of the Roman Senate shows they had cohesion.
They often had to mollify an officious emperor.
They praised him, saying he had great discernment and polemical skills.
To vent his energies the Emperor made the digression of a war.
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A short passage from the Roman Senate shows they had unity.
They often had to soothe a meddlesome emperor.
They praised him, saying he had great wisdom and speaking skills.
To let off steam the Emperor made the pastime of a war.
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ADROIT
TURMOIL
INTRACTABLE
CLICHE
APPEASE
CONFOUND
ECONOMY
AUTONOMOUS
CONCEDE
GRAPHIC
The USA had intractable problems in the 1850's.
The cliche Near Death Experience is apt.
The Southern States wanted to be autonomous;
although they conceded they did not have the economy to do so.
It confounded the federal government and caused turmoil.
Adroit efforts to appease them failed.
A graphic example of this was the attack on Fort Sumter.
The USA had unsolvable problems in the 1850's.
The old saw Near Death Experience is fitting.
The Southern States wanted to be independent;
although they admitted they did not have the economy to do so.
It perplexed the federal government and caused chaos.
Shrewd efforts to calm them down failed.
A vivid example of this was the attack on Fort Sumter.
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STAGNANT
SYNTHESIS
NUANCE
OBLITERATE
FLUCTUATE
INDICT
OBSTINATE
PROVINCIAL
PATRONIZE
DELETERIOUS
Stagnant water leads to the synthesis of mosquitos.
There may be nuances and it may fluctuate, but that’s it.
It is deleterious and people patronize services to obliterate them.
Some provincials are obstinate and don’t want to.
It’s wrong to indict them; it’s ignorance.
Still water leads to the growth of mosquitos.
There may be subtlelies and it may vary, but that’s it.
It is harmful and people use services to get rid of them.
Some country people are stubborn and don’t want to.
It’s wrong to blame them; it’s ignorance.
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REPUDIATE
INNOVATION
CITE
UNIFORMITY
EXPLICIT
FOUNDER
CONCUR
CIVIL
DERIDE
EXPEDITE
The founders of the innovation of electricity were repudiated by some citing environmental concerns.
Civil authorities wanted electricity for explicit uses.
For example; it expedited the uniform lighting of streets.
By 1880, most people concurred that electrity was good and derided the critics of it.
The establishers of the new idea of electricity were rejected by some citing
environmental issues.
City authorities wanted electricity for specific uses.
For example; it simplified the standardized lighting of streets.
By 1880, most people agreed that electrity was good and mocked the critics of it.