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volant

Adjective

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flying or passing through the air

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The artist captured the volant motion of the eagle as it swooped down to catch its prey.

The volant style of the kiteboarder impressed everyone with its seamless transitions through the air.

volatile

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prone to unexpected and sudden changes, usually gets worse or dangerous

volition

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the faculty to use free will and make decisions

taxation

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the system by which a government collects money from citizens and businesses to fund public services

taxidermy

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the art of preserving the dead body of animals by skinning and then filling them with a specific substance in order to use them as decoration

despot

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a cruel ruler with absolute power

despotic

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having absolute power over people and using it unfairly

despotism

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a form of government where a single ruler or authority exercises absolute power without checks or limitations

to convene

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to meet or bring together a group of people for an official meeting

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convenience

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the state of being helpful or useful for a specific situation

to garrote

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to kill someone by tightening a wire around their neck

to garrison

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to place soldiers in a specific location in order to defend a particulate place

to expiate

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to make amends for one's wrongdoings

to exploit

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to use someone or something in an unfair way, which is only advantageous to oneself

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morbid

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having an excessive and unhealthy interest in disturbing subjects, especially in death and disease

moribund

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nearing the state of death

mortician

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someone who prepares dead bodies for burial or cremation and arranges funerals as their job

to console

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to help a person, who is either disappointed or emotionally suffering, feel better

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consolation

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a specific thing that provides comfort to someone

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to consolidate

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to merge several financial accounts, debts, funds, into one

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