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Title: oligarchy


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61. oligarchy ol-i-gahr-kee n. A form of
government in which all power is vested in a few
persons or in a dominant class or clique
government by the few a state or organization so
ruled the persons or class so ruling.
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62. omnipotent, adj. Possessed of unlimited and
universal power.
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63. orthography awr-thog-ruh-fee n. The art of
writing words with the proper letters, according
to accepted usage correct spelling
Missionaries provided the first orthography for
the language.
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64. ostentation, n. A display dictated by vanity
and intended to invite applause or flattery.
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65. palatial, adj. Magnificent.
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66. paradigm par'?-dim', -dim'  n. One that
serves as a pattern or model a set or list of
all the inflectional forms of a word or of one of
its grammatical categories the paradigm of an
irregular verb a set of assumptions, concepts,
values, and practices that constitutes a way of
viewing reality for the community that shares
them, especially in an intellectual discipline.
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67. parameter, n. A factor that determines limits
or boundaries guidelines.
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68. pecuniary, adj. Consisting of money.
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69. phlegmatic, adj. Not easily roused to feeling
or action.
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70. platitude, n. A written or spoken statement
that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
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