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Bigot- a person with strong, unreasonable beliefs and if you do not have the same beliefs they feel you are wrong.

Brevity- using only a few words.

Butchery- cruel killing

 

 

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Canonized- to declare a dead person a saint.

Catastrophes- a horrible event

Condescension‹to act better than someone else.

Contemptuous- a feeling of dislike, lack of respect.

Contingent- a group of people, part of a military group.

Conquerors-someone who conquers a country or its people.

Curiosity- a desire to learn something.

 

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