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