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::: quash - crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court
::: intoxicate - make drunk; stimulate or excite; Ex. intoxicated by all the money he might win
::: swagger - walk or behave with an over-confident manner
::: unfeigned - genuine; real
::: alienate - make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of
::: stagnant - (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output
::: phalanx - formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)
::: compact - agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise; Ex. compact statement
::: reactionary - strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical
::: besmirch - soil; defile; make dirty