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brigand
(n.) a bandit, robber, outlaw, highwayman
carte blanche
(n.) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion
contemptuous
(adj.) showing contempt; scornful
cosmopolitan
(adj.) worldly; sophisticated
donnybrook
(n.) a fight; an uproar
incantation
(n.) a chant; a recited magical spell
interlocutor
(n.) someone who participates in a dialogue or conversation
metamorphosis
(n.) a transformation or dramatic change
nomenclature
(n.) technical names or naming system in an art or science
nonchalant
(adj.) cool and confident, unconcerned
procrustean
(adj.) strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances
rife
(adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
sophistry
(n.) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
stygian
(adj.) dark and gloomy, hellish
vestige
(n.) a trace or evidence of something that once existed
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