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Anomaly
An abnormal, irregular fact or occurance
Adulation
Excessive praise/flattery
Apocalypse
Vision of future well-being, revelation
Hypothesis
Theory, unproved explanation
Imprecation
A curse
Incidence
Occurring, happening
Initiative
Taking the first step, enterprise
Invective
Strong verbal attack, violent denunciation
Legerdemain
Sleight of hand, magic, deceit
Minority
Smaller group, less than half
Prerequisite
An extra privilege or benefit
Sophistry
Clever but misleading argument
Complement
To round out, make complete
Consummate
Bring to fulfillment or completion
Debilitate
To weaken, enervate, make feeble
Desiccate
To make or become dry
Incarcerate
To imprison, confine, put in jail
Negate
Declare nonexistent, deny
Propagate
To reproduce, spread abroad
Vouchsafe
To grant graciously, to condescend