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accentuated (272) - called attention to; emphasized; intensified

achieved (277) - accomplished; gained; attained; won

acknowledgment (275) - admitting that something is true or exists

acquiescence (283) - consent given without making objections; agreeing or submitting quietly

acute (270) - sharp and severe; threatening; critical

adhere (281) - stick to; be a follower or upholder [of]

advance (269) - to help further; promote; to push or move forward

advocated (274) - spoke or wrote in favor of; recommended publicly; supported; urged

affront (268) - act intended to show disrespect or contempt; open insult

aftermath (266) - the period following some event

agendas (283) - plans of action

aggressive (271) - ready to attack others; quarrelsome; too confident and certain; assertive; pushy

agitators (278) - people who stir up public feeling for or against something; people who try to make people discontented with things as they are ["outside agitators" - people who weren't from the area who did this]

alerted (281) - warned

allegedly (275) - according to what has been claimed

ally (272) - helper; supporter

alternative (269) - option; choice

ambitious (279) - having, guided by, or full of a strong desire for success, fame, honor, wealth, power, or other position

ambivalent (274) - having or showing conflicting attitudes or feelings

amidst (269) - in the middle of; surrounded by

ample (278) - more than enough

anarchy (281) - disorder; confusion; lawlessness

anticipated (278) - looked forward to; expected

anxiety (280) - uneasy thoughts or fears about what may happen; troubled, worried, or uneasy feeling; concern; dread

apparent (272) - according to appearances; seeming

apparently (272) - obviously; evidently; clearly

appear (267) - seem; look

aroused (274) - stirred up; excited; stimulated; kindled

ascribing (278) - assigning or attributing; thinking of as caused by or coming from

asset (281) - something that has value

assignment (278) - appointment

assumed (267) - taken for granted without actual proof; supposed

assuredly (273) - surely; certainly

audience (273) - the actual readers

autonomous (269) - independent; self-governing