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schism

division

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bootless

useless

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3

rubicund

red

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4

apotheosis

raising to god status

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5

precursor

forerunner

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6

transpose

switch

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7

invective

bitter denunciation

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8

prestidigitation

sleight of hand

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9

cosmology

study of the universe

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10

effusion

outpouring

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11

anthology

literary collection

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12

posthumous

after death

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13

euphony

beautiful sound

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14

refractory

stubborn

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15

platitude

flat trite remark

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16

acrophobia

fear of heights

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agoraphobia

fear of openness

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18

veracity

truthfulness

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19

verisimilitude

similarity to truth

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20

idiosyncracy

peculiarity

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21

alumni

graduates

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22

interregnum

time between rulers

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23

infraction

breaking

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24

condign

worthy

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25

casus belli

cause for war

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26

chronic

lasting

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27

hyperbole

overstatement

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28

sonorous

full-sounding

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29

germane

related

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30

convivial

jovial, festive

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31

cognomen

nickname

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32

anarchist

one against government

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animadversion

criticism

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34

pusillanimous

small-minded

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35

subterfuge

evasive dodge

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36

saturnine

gloomy and remote

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37

luminary

enlightening person

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38

exorbitant

unreasonable

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39

expatriate

banish

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40

filigree

lacy design

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41

eulogy

words of praise

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42

sedentary

sitting

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43

euphoria

joy

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44

bonhomie

good-naturedness

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bona fide

good faith

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bon vivant

indulger in luxury

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47

mutable

changeable

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48

status quo

the present state

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49

paradigm

model

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50

impute

attribute discredit

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51

delineate

to outline

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52

emollient

softener

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53

retrograde

backward

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54

melancholy

dark sadness

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55

intracranial

within the skull

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56

cardiovascular

of the heart and vessels

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57

epiphany

revelation

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58

histology

study of living tissue

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59

perihelion

orbital point nearest the sun

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60

inherent

built-in

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61

plutocracy

government of the wealthy

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sine qua non

essential element

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63

corpulent

full-bodied

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64

dichotomy

two-part division

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65

pathological

diseased

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66

cryptic

having hidden meaning

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67

isosceles

having two equal sides

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68

pathogen

disease-causer

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69

vociferous

loudly-voiced

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70

rectify

correct

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71

sanctimonious

affectedly holy

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72

tortuous

twisting

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73

rectilinear

right-angled

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74

metamorphosis

change of shape

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75

petroglyph

rock carving

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