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to seize and hold by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
to take over or occupy physically such as territory or possesions: The black bear killed the fox to usurp the land. |
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| Acting in a stealthy way. "A surreptitious glance" |
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| v. to go above and beyond; to be superior, exceed, surpass to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.; surpass; excel. |
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| adj. being more than is suficeint or required, possessing or spending more than enough or necessary; extravagant. |
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| - noun. a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler A national governing council or committee |
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| revoke; repeal;to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority |
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| holiness, saintliness, or godliness |
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| Being truly or very much so: a veritable triumph |
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| out-of-date, no longer useful. |
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| noun. the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare ofothers |
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| plaintive (NOT plaintiff) |
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| - Adj. Expressing melancholy; Mournful |
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| verb. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture. |
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| conscience (NOT conscious) |
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| Noun. the inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's actions, causing one to do the right thing: to follow the dictates of conscience |
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| a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice |
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