Thoreau, from "Civil Disobedience"

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expedient  
  perverted  
  posterity  
  alacrity  
  inherent  

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eradication  
  insurrection  
  penitent  
  effectual  

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impetuous  

Gandhi, from On Nonviolent Resistance

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counter to act in opposition to, oppose
  perpetrate

to be guilty of doing or performing; commit

  concede

to acknowledge or admit grudgingly, yield

  belligerent

showing readiness to fight

  atrocious

extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel

  sovereign one that exercises supreme authority within a limited sphere
  comply

to conform, submit, or adapt as required or requested

  arbitrary not controlled or restrained by law, despotic

King, from "Letter from Birmingham City Jail"

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advocate

to speak in favor of, support

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enact (-ing)

to make into law

connive (-ing)

to cooperate secretly or having a secret understanding

  anarchy a state of lawlessness, confusion, or disorder
  evade (-ing)

to get away or avoid by skill or trickery

"The Most Remarkable Woman of Our Age"

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adverse

causing harm; harmful

  beneficent

show kindness or charity

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venture

to expose to hazard; risk

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ingenuity

skill or cleverness in devising or combining

  rendezvous a meeting place
  compromised

laid open to danger

  loiter

to interrupt or delay an activity with aimless idle stops and pauses