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accolade an expression of praise The extended @s resulted in overconfidence.
amnesty pardon for a group of individuals The governor granted @ to all involved in the riot.
atoll an island which encloses a lagoon The ship set ground on the shores of a sandy @.
bureaucracy a system of administration marked by officialism and red tape The @ slowed down disbursement of the disaster funds.
citadel a fortress that commands a city The @ on the hill commanded access to the valley.
dearth scarcity, lack, famine The @ of food led to starvation.
duplicity the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or actions The criminal's @ became readily apparent.
foible a minor flaw or shortcoming in personal character or behavior We all must put up with the @s of each other.
hegemony domination or leadership The cultural @ of England ended after World War II.
inequity an instance of injustice or unfairness The @ was corrected through the passage of laws.
knave a dishonest person The @ did not return the excess change.
martinet a strict disciplinarian The @ insisted on crisp salutes at every opportunity.
narcissism love of one's own self; egocentrism The man's @ was his eventual undoing.
oxymoron contradictory terms "Military intelligence" is an oft-cited @.
pinnacle the highest point or place; the apex Bjorn Borg's @ of success was winning six Wimbledon's.
quip a sarcastic or witty jest or retort The witty @ earned the boy an extended stay in the corner.
retaliation the act of seeking or exacting revenge The country's @ for injuries proved ill-considered.
subsistence that on which one lives or exists; livelihood; existence or reality of a thing The people's @ on bread got them through the winter.
turbulence the state or condition of being violently dis- turbed, restless, or confused The @ of the sea overwhelmed the small ship.
vigilance alertness; watchfulness in guarding against danger Eternal @ is the price of freedom.