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Abdication

An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne

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Almanac

An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information
such as astronomical data and tide tables

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Allegory

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden
meaning, typically a moral or political one

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Axiom

A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is
based

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Belligerent

A nation or person engaged in war or conflict, as recognized by
international law

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Blasphemy

The action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred
things; profane talk

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Chronology

The arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

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Crusade

A vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change

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Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time

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Extempore

Spoken or done without preparation

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Exonerate

Release someone from a duty or obligation

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Gregarious

Fond of company

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Indelible

Making marks that cannot be removed

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Infallible

Incapable of making mistakes or being wrong

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Inevitable

Certain to happen

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Nostalgia

A sentimental longing or wistful affection for a period in the past

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Panacea

A solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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Pantheism

A doctrine which identifies God with the universe

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Pedantic

Excessively concerned with minor details or rules

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Plagiarism

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as
one's own

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Regalia

The emblems or insignia of royalty

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Sacrilege

Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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Sinecure

A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or
financial benefit

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Utopia

An imaginary ideal society free of poverty and suffering

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Verbatim

In exactly the same words as were used originally