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Antithesis
n. figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of each other
Bauble
n. a small, showy trinket or decoration
Bestial
adj. savagely cruel and depraved
Bland
adj. plain
Chagrin
n. distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
Diaphanous
adj. (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent
Effete
adj. sensitive, overrefined, ineffectual
Emendation
n. process of making a revision or correction to a text
Gloat
v. contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure
Impediment
n. a hindrance or obstruction in doing something
Impotent
adj. unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless
Labyrinth
n. a maze
Maelstrom
n. situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil; a whirlpool
Nihilism
n. rejection of all religious and moral principles, belief that life is meaningless
Shard
n. a thin piece with sharp edges of something shattered/broken, typically of glass, ceramic, rock