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Terrorist

One who governs by terrorism or intimidation; specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France.

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Jacobin 76% connected

A Dominican friar; -- so named because, before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

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Sleeper 76% connected

One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.

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Radical 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the root.

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Affright 74% connected

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

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Affright 74% connected

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

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Scourge 74% connected

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

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Scourge 74% connected

A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

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