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100

(A person who watches an event happen.)

bystander

100

(A system of government, often authoritarian.)

regime

100

(To make a problem worse.)

aggravate

100

(To confuse someone completely.)

bewilder

100

(Almost, but not completely.)

virtually

200

(Famous for something bad.)

notorious

200

(A limit or restriction.)

constraint

200

(To act against something to reduce its effect.)

counteract

200

(Mocking or bitterly humorous.)

sarcastic

200

(To a large degree.)

substantially

300

(Honesty and strong moral principles.)

integrity

300

(Respected and high-ranking.)

eminent

300

(To make a process simpler/faster.)

streamline

300

(Very happy and celebratory.)

jubilant

300

(In the most basic/essential way.)

fundamentally

400

(The practice of excluding others; being selective.)

exclusivity

400

(Wanting major political or social change.)

revolutionary

400

(To break something down to analyze it.)

deconstruct

400

(Optimistic and confident.)

sanguine

400

(Despite that; even though.)

notwithstanding

500

(Having many complex sides or features.)

multifaceted

500

(To give up a throne/power formally.)

abdicate

500

(To increase rapidly; grow/spread.)

proliferate

500

(Unsettling or making someone feel uneasy.)

disconcerting

500

(Able to be found out or proven.

ascertainable

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