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Apotheosis

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noun: Elevation to a divine status; glorification.

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Anomaly

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noun: Irregularity or deviation from the norm; a deviation from what is normal or expected. (aberration)

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Ardor

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noun: Great emotion or passion; devotion.

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Assuage

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verb: To make less intense or severe; to ease; to relieve (allay, conciliate, mitigate, palliate).

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Cognition

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noun: A mental process by which something is acquired.

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Concord

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noun: An agreement; harmony or agreement of interests or feelings.

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Congenital

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adjective: Or or relating to a condition that is present at birth.

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Consitituent

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adjective: A component or part; a citizen or voter.

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Didactic

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adjective: Excessively instructive or moralizing.

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Effigy

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noun: A stuffed doll.

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Ellicit

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verb: To draw out; (engender, evince)

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Exonerate

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verb: To clear or free from blame. (exculpate)

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Expiate

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verb: To atone for. (absolve)

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Expurgate

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verb: To censor; to edit by omitting or modifying parts of a text or speech considered indelicate or offensive. (bowdlerize)

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Gregarious

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adjective: Outgoing; demonstrably sociable. (convivial)

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Illicit

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adjective: Illegal; unlawful; prohibited.

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Implacable

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adjective: Incapable of being pleased; high maintenance; inflexible.

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Inculcate

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verb: To teach by frequent instruction or repetition.

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Incontrovertible

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adjective: Impossible to dispute.

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Indolent

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adjective: Habitually lazy; lethargic. (lassitude)

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Licentious

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adjective: Lacking moral discipline.

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Lionize

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verb: To treat as a celebrity.

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Lugubrious

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adjective: Sorrowful; mournful; dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

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Malefactor

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noun: A criminal.

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Magnanimous

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adjective: Generous; noble in spirit. (altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, munificent).

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Martinet

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noun: Strict disciplinarian; one who rigidly follows rules. (autocrat).

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Megalomania

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noun: Psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence. (egocentrism)

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Mendacious

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adjective: Dishonest or untruthful; disingenuous. (equivocating, prevaricating).

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Mercurial

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adjective: Quick and changeable in temperament. (capricious)

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Nadir

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noun: The lowest point.

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Occlude

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verb: To cause to become closed or blocked.

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Parlance

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noun: A particular manner of speaking. (vernacular).

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Paroxysm

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noun: A sudden outburst of emotion or action.

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Parsimonious

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adjective: excessively Frugal.

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Pertinacious

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adjective: Holding tenaciously to a purpose.