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  1. format
    the general appearance of a publication
  2. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  3. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  4. consult
    seek information from
  5. determine
    find out or learn with certainty, as by making an inquiry
  6. require
    have need of
  7. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  8. transit
    a facility for the movement of passengers or goods
  9. investigate
    conduct an inquiry of
  10. reveal
    make visible
  11. flammable
    easily ignited
  12. reform
    make changes for improvement to remove abuse and injustices
  13. establish
    set up or found
  14. enforce
    compel to behave in a certain way
  15. standard
    a basis for comparison
  16. tariff
    a government tax on imports or exports
  17. expansion
    the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope
  18. phase
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
  19. occurrence
    an instance of something happening
  20. immigrant
    a person who comes to a country in order to settle there
  21. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
  22. import
    bring in from abroad
  23. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  24. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
  25. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  26. invade
    march aggressively into a territory by military force
  27. constituent
    one of the individual parts making up a composite entity
  28. assemble
    create by putting components or members together
  29. exercise
    put to use
  30. factual
    existing in fact
  31. isolationist
    of or relating to isolationism
  32. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  33. referral
    the act of sending or directing something to someone
  34. origin
    the place where something begins
  35. severe
    very harsh or strict, especially when dealing with others
  36. economic
    of or relating to production and management of wealth
  37. veteran
    a person who has served in the armed forces
  38. relief
    the act of reducing something unpleasant
  39. unrestrained
    not subject to limitation
  40. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  41. hardship
    something difficult to endure
  42. conquest
    the act of defeating and taking control of
  43. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  44. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
  45. opponent
    someone who offers resistance
  46. alliance
    an agreement establishing an association between groups
  47. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  48. interfere
    get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action
  49. elect
    choose by a vote for an office or membership
  50. majority
    the main part
  51. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  52. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  53. diverse
    distinctly dissimilar or unlike
  54. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  55. literary
    relating to or characteristic of creative writing
  56. strive
    attempt by employing effort
  57. varying
    marked by diversity or difference
  58. exhaust
    wear out completely
  59. emission
    the act of causing to flow forth
  60. pollution
    contamination of the natural environment
  61. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  62. investment
    laying out money or capital in an enterprise
  63. prohibit
    command against
  64. drastic
    forceful and extreme and rigorous
  65. publication
    the act of issuing printed materials
  66. monarch
    a nation's ruler usually by hereditary right
  67. encourage
    inspire with confidence
  68. approval
    the formal act of giving agreement or permission
  69. licensed
    given official approval to act
  70. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  71. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  72. favor
    an inclination to approve
  73. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
  74. subsidize
    support, as through grants or other funds
  75. impose
    charge and collect payment
  76. periodical
    a publication that appears at fixed intervals
  77. abolish
    do away with
  78. ease
    a freedom from financial difficulty promoting contentment
  79. grant
    let have
  80. censor
    a person authorized to suppress unacceptable material
  81. promote
    assign to a higher position
  82. restrict
    limit access to
  83. threaten
    utter intentions of injury or punishment against
  84. uniform
    always the same
  85. criticism
    a serious examination and judgment of something
  86. conclusion
    the act of making up your mind about something
  87. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  88. affect
    have an influence upon
  89. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  90. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  91. fertile
    capable of reproducing
  92. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Created on Thu May 10 11:54:14 EDT 2012

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