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Paroxysm

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Spasmodic pain; sudden outbursts of emotion

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Perspicuity

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Clearness in expression; clarity

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Raillery

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Banter; jesting language; good natured ridicule

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Paradigm

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Model; pattern to be copied; prototype

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Obsequious

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Subservient; servile; overly willing to obey

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Nocturne

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A piece of music designed to be played at night

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Tractable

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Easily led or controlled; docile

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Parity

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Comparative equality; evenness; symmetry

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Peregrination

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The act of passing through any space; journeying; traversing; wandering

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Obstreperous

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Noisy; boisterous; rowdy; unruly

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Nonpareil

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Without equal

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Obelisk

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A slender 4 cylinder tower, gradually tapering as it rises, and forming a pyramid at the top

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Quintessence

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Concentrated essence; purest concentrated form

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Aesthetic

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Showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art; artistic

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Virtuoso

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One with masterly skill or technique in any field, as in the arts

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