Countenance - to approve of or give support to something
Succour - help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need
Indiscriminately - in a way that does not show care or judgement
Evasion - the act of avoiding something or someone
Reinforces - to make something stronger
Siege - the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it
Thwart - to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Poignantly - causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness
Clampdown - a sudden action taken by a government or people in authority to stop or limit a particular activity
Proponent - a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action
Plagued - to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time
Assortment - a group of different types of something
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