Muse

21 advanced vocabulary words across 19 songs.

reconcileUndisclosed Desires

make peace; make (one thing) compatible with (another)

You can be sure

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart

I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask

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doctrineNeutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)

belief; a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Fake and proud

Their doctrines will be cloud

Then they'll dissipate

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executeThe Handler

kill; kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment

But now (now, now) you are my handler

And I, (I, I) I will execute your demands

Leave me alone

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abandonStockholm Syndrome

give up; forsake, leave behind

This is the last time, I'll abandon you

And this is

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concedeWon't Stand Down

admit; admit (to a wrongdoing)

I never believed that I would concede

And let someone trample on me

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confineDead Inside

limit; place limits on (extent or access)

Unleash a million drones

And confine me, then erase me, babe

Do you have no soul?

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avoiding insult; relating to or characteristic of diplomacy

Into the building of a tightly knit

Highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic

Intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations

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fundamentalThe 2nd Law: Unsustainable

basic; serving as an essential component

The fundamental laws of thermodynamics will place fixed limits

On technological innovation and human advancement

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innovationThe 2nd Law: Unsustainable

change; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

The fundamental laws of thermodynamics will place fixed limits

On technological innovation and human advancement

In an isolated system, the entropy can only increase

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assertKill or Be Killed

declare; state categorically

And I've tried, oh, I've tried so hard to spread love

But she prefers it when I assert control

Fate has brought us here to face

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boundlessThe Void

endless; seemingly limitless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

They believe nothing can reach us

And pull us out of the boundless gloom

They're wrong

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franchiseAnimals

voting; an authorization to sell a company’s goods or services in a particular place

Analyze, franchise, spread out

Kill the competition

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contraryTake a Bow

opposite to; very opposed in nature or character or purpose

What we've become

Is contrary to what we've want

Take a bow

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squanderCity of Delusion

waste; spend thoughtlessly; throw away

You will not rest or settle for less

Until you guzzle and squander what's left

Do not deny

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emergeBreak It to Me

come out; come out into view, as from concealment

I'll re-invent

I will re-emerge

Reborn

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compromiseGlorious

agreement; a middle way between two extremes

And satellites that

Compromise the truth

But I wanted more

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regimeLiberation

government; the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

And we have plans to take you down (forced abdication)

We intend to erase your place in history (regime revocation)

Soon (soon) you'll be left with nothing

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sphereExogenesis: Symphony, Pt. 2: Cross-Pollination

globe; a particular environment or walk of life

Wade through toxic clouds

Breach the outer sphere

The edge of all our fears rest with you

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breachExogenesis: Symphony, Pt. 2: Cross-Pollination

break; act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

Wade through toxic clouds

Breach the outer sphere

The edge of all our fears rest with you

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assureI Belong to You [New Moon Remix]

guarantee; make certain of

When my heart is split like Rio

And I assure you my debts are real

I can't find the words to say

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suppressRuled by Secrecy

eliminate; to put down by force or authority

Your death creates success

And you'll build and suppress

Change in the air

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