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effulgence

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a brilliant radiance

a shining forth

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interposed

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to place between

cause to intervene

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irrelevance

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the quality or condition of being irrelevant

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furtive

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taken, done, used, etc. surreptitiously or by stealth

secret

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pallidly

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pale; faint or deficient in color

lacking in vitality or interest

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ascent

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an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement

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immured

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to enclose within walls

to imprison

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induced

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to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind

to bring about, produce, or cause

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specious

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apparently good or right though lacking real merit

superficially pleasing or plausible

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