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Barbaric

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adjective
savagely cruel; exceedingly brutal.
“he had carried out barbaric acts in the name of war”

Synonym: cruel, brutal, barbarous, brutish, bestial, savage.

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Emanate

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verb
(of something abstract but perceptible) issue or spread out from (a source).
“warmth emanated from the fireplace”

Synonym: emerge, flow, pour, proceed

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Epithalamic

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adjective
A song or poem in honor of a bride and bridegroom

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Imperious

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adjective
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
“his imperious demands”

Synonym: peremptory, high-handed, commanding, imperial, overbearing

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Untrammeled

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adjective
Not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
“a mind untrammeled by convention”

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