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Anecdotes

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(Noun) A short story or account of a particular incident or event, especially of an interesting or amusing nature

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Deportation

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(Noun) The act of transporting someone from his country; banishment

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Pious

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(Adjective) Having or expressing reverence for a god or gods; religious; devout

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Notorious

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(Adjective) Well-known for some bad or unfavorable quality, deed

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Lucidity

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(Noun) The ability to see things clearly; rationality; sanity

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Harangued

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(Noun) A scolding or a long or intense verbal attack

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Reverie

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(Noun) An act or state of absent-minded daydreaming: to fall into a reverie

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Sanctity

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(Noun) A sacred thing

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Raucous

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(Adjective) Rowdy or disorderly

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Annihilate

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(Verb) To reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly

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Bereaved

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(Adjective) Greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a loved one

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Semblance

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(Noun) Outward appearance, especially without any inner substance or reality

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