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anarchy - absence of governing body; state of disorder
analgesic - causing insensitivity to pain; N.
exertion - effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort
exact - demand and obtain by force; Ex. exact a promise from him; N. exaction
partial - incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something
accoutre - equip; N. accoutrement
retrograde - go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
encompass - surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
rationalize - make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization
refute - disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation