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Bedlam

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A state or scene of uproar and confusion

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Chauvinism

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unreasoning and boastful devotion to one’s group

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Draconian

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extremely harsh, severe, cruel

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Herculean

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(adj.) characterized by great strength; very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength

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Martinet

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a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

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Maudlin

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Excessively sentimental, tearful

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Mesmerize

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(v.) to hypnotize, entrance; to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch

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Silhouette

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the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light.

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Stentorian

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extremely loud

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Titanic

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(adj.) of enormous size, strength, power, or scope

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Concomitant

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accompanying in a subordinate fashion

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Eon

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long period of time; an age

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Extant

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(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed, or lost

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Hiatus

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(n.) an interruption in continuity, a break

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Inure

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to harden; accustom; become used to

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Irrevocable

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(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back

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Millennium

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(n.) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy

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Perpetuity

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a state of infinite or indefinitely long duration

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Pristine

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(adj) in an original, pure state; uncorrupted

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Transience

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Forgetting what occurs with the passage of time

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Deplore

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(v.) to feel or express regret or disapproval

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Disconsolate

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(adj.) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation

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Distraught

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deeply upset and agitated

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Halcyon

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Calm and peaceful, carefree; prosperous, successful, happy

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Lachrymose

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Tearful, mournful

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Mercurial

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quick, shrewd, and unpredictable

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Revel

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(v.) to take great pleasure in; (n.) a wild celebration

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Tirade

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack

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Trauma

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serious physical or emotional injury

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Vex

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to annoy; irritate; puzzle; confuse