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v. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
v. be unsuccessful


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n. a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)


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n. the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)
n. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)


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n. a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice


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n. a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule


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v. conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner
n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions


Spelling Word: financier
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n. the decision of a court on issues of fact or law
n. the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation


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n. a large flow
n. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land


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a. excluded from use or mention


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n. anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause


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