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Congruency

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the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent.

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Inundated

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overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with.

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Parabolic

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Parabola: a symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side. The path of a projectile under the influence of gravity ideally follows a curve of this shape.

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Embodiment

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a tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling.

synonyms:
personification, incarnation, realization, manifestation, avatar, expression, representation, actualization, symbol, symbolization, materialization.

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Berate

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scold or criticize (someone) angrily.

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Ad hoc

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formed, arranged, or done for a particular purpose only.

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Avocation

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a hobby or minor occupation.

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Vehement

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showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense.

synonyms:
passionate, forceful, ardent, impassioned, heated, spirited, urgent, fervent, violent, fierce, fiery, strong, forcible, powerful, emphatic, vigorous, intense, earnest, keen, enthusiastic, zealous

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Archetype

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a very typical example of a certain person or thing.

Eg.
“the book is a perfect archetype of the genre”

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Allegory

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Incessantly

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Magnificently

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Exemplary

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Countenance

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Bereft

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Pernicious

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Casuistry

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Discourse

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Solipsism

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Filial

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Epigrams

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Aphorisms

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Ballast

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Proletariat

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Prophetic

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Exegetes

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Asunder

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Obfuscating

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Foisted

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Secular

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Evangelical

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Corpus

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Audacity

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Sacerdotal

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Benevolence

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Rectitude

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Praxis

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Salient

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Promethean

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Felicity

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Pernicious

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Divergence

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Ideological

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Totalitarian

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Egalitarian

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Inculcate

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Sophistries

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Authoritarian

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Adumbration

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Idyllic

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Ineradicable

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Follies

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Propensity

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Ignominy

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Assailed

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Indictment

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Malice

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Plebeian

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Plaudits

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Autocracy

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Meagre

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Assiduously

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Propagated

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Wan

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Castigator

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Animadversion

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Hegelian Dialectic

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Vexation

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