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Anomaly

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An abnormal, irregular fact or occurance

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Adulation

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Excessive praise/flattery

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Apocalypse

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Vision of future well-being, revelation

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Hypothesis

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Theory, unproved explanation

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Imprecation

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A curse

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Incidence

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Occurring, happening

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Initiative

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Taking the first step, enterprise

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Invective

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Strong verbal attack, violent denunciation

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Legerdemain

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Sleight of hand, magic, deceit

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Minority

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Smaller group, less than half

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Prerequisite

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An extra privilege or benefit

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Sophistry

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Clever but misleading argument

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Complement

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To round out, make complete

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Consummate

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Bring to fulfillment or completion

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Debilitate

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To weaken, enervate, make feeble

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Desiccate

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To make or become dry

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Incarcerate

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To imprison, confine, put in jail

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Negate

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Declare nonexistent, deny

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Propagate

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To reproduce, spread abroad

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Vouchsafe

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To grant graciously, to condescend