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Virtuoso

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a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field

I hope to be a virtuoso with my violin in a couple years.

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Sylvan

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of, relating to, or inhabiting the woods.

The bear was a sylvan.

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Fallacy

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a deceptive, misleading, or false notion, belief, etc

Her smile was a fallacy.

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Castellated

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Architecture. built like a castle, especially with turrets and battlements.

Some old military forts are castellated.

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Barroom

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an establishment or room with a bar for the serving of alcoholic beverages.

Most barrooms will not allow people under the age of 21 to enter.

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Vicissitude

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a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

She had to wait to get to her destination because of a vicissitude

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Lewd

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obscene or indecent, as language or songs; salacious.

The teenagers had a taste for lewd songs.

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Belligerent

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warlike; given to waging war.

The two siblings were belligerent about whose turn it was to do the dishes.

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Internecine

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of or relating to conflict or struggle within a group

The republican and democratic parties are internecine

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Apathetic

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Zoology. assuming colors and forms that effect deceptive camouflage.

The chameleon was apathetic.

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