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antic
(n) an attention-drawing playful or funny action
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bulwark
(n) a strong support of protection
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chronicler
(n) one who puts things in order
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cosmogony
(n) a theory of the origin of the universe
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dissident
(adj) disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system or belief
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hospice
(n) a facility or program designed to provide a caring environment for meeting the physical and emotional needs of the terminally ill
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laud
(n) praise, acclaim
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naisome
(adj) highly obnoxious or objectionable
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pastiche
(n) a musical, literary, or artistic composition made up of selections from different works
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picayune
(n) something trivial or of little value
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supplicant
(n) one who prays or pleads for something
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systemic
(adj) of, relating to, or common to a system; affecting the core of that which is basic to the system
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tenacious
(adj) persistent in maintaining, seeking, or adhering to something valued or desired
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