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stagnation
wily
Delude
incontestable
Denial
Deride
sentient
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To the west, we have many millions of men and women, most of whom are intelligent and sentient, who refuse to accept as truth statements and ideas that really can withstand the most searching examination’.
propaganda
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derisive
demagogue
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ferment
customary