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1. Definition: 1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

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1. Definition: 1. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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1. Definition: 1. an unforeseen obstacle

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1. Definition: 1. the state of being contaminated

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1. Definition: 1. change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"

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1. Definition: 1. flog with or as if with a flexible rod

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1. Definition: 1. division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"

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1. Definition: 1. a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; "the reforms he proposed were too radical for the politicians"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent

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1. Definition: 1. filling again by supplying what has been used up

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1. Definition: 1. an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

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1. Definition: 1. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

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1. Definition: 1. bringing again into activity and prominence; "the revival of trade"; "a revival of a neglected play by Moliere"; "the Gothic revival in architecture"

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1. Definition: 1. an act of deliberate betrayal

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1. Definition: 1. noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"

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1. Definition: 1. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"

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1. Definition: 1. disturbance usually in protest

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1. Definition: 1. an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

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1. Definition: 1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility; "his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"

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1. Definition: 1. formal separation from an alliance or federation

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1. Definition: 1. an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"

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1. Definition: 1. the act of passing from one state or place to the next

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1. Definition: 1. the overthrow of a government by those who are governed

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1. Definition: 1. the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)

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