"the movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle."
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"the movement towards a peaceful settlement has been a long and arduous political struggle."
hitherto
"the Wright Brothers flew the first successful manned, powered and controlled aircraft in 1903, a feat which was hitherto unsuccessful."
endow
(v) :
to furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution; to enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits
"she was endowed with a beautiful voice."
feudalism
(n) :
a social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Some social-evolutionary theories hold that mankind is evolving through several stages which started with communism and will ultimately return there, have passed through classical society, feudalism, and capitalism, although these phases seem more characteristic just of Europe than elsewhere. Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources
realm
(n) :
a kingdom (now mainly in Law); a territory or state, as ruled by a specific power; a sphere of activity or influence; a field, domain or province
constellation
(n) :
any of the 88 officially recognized collections of stars in the night sky; an arbitrary formation of stars perceived as a figure or pattern
"a constellation of possibilities."
intent
(n) :
the purpose of something that is intended; that state of someone's mind at the time of an offence
sediment
"the Nile [[delta]] is [[composed]] of sediment that was washed down and [[deposited]] at the mouth of the river."
obscure
"I found myself in an obscure wood . ." Dante, Inferno,1,1-2
"I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity." Bill Watterson, Homicidal Psycho Jungle Cat page 62
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