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A person of wisdom and prudence

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Sage

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An opponent that cannot be beaten or over come

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Nemesis

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A stupid person

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Dolt

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An exact duplicate

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Clone

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A flesh eating animal

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Carnivore

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An absolute ruler

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Despot

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A messenger

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Courier

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A ghost or phantom

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Specter

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A very rich or powerful person; a magnate

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Mogul

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Resembling a cow, solid dull.

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Bovine

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Lying on the back with the face turned upward; inclined

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Supine

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Silly stupid

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Asinine

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Near the sea; concerning with shipping or navigation.

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Maritime

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Impressive, inspiring awe, magestic.

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Sublime

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Clear calm, tranquil

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Serene

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To predict or foretell

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Forebode

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High sounding; use of language without much real meaning.

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Bombastic

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To rid of undesirable parts

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Winnow

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To give rise to; to produce in large numbers.

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Spawn

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One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions.

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Iconoclast