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Agnostic
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a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
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Bamboozle
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to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like;
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atheist
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a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings
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Indolence
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having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
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Anarchy
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a state of society without government or law.
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Alpha
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The first letter of the Greek alphapet. The alpha male of a pack (highest order)
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Omega
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the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet
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Existential
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pertaining to existence.
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Avatar
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Hindu Mythology. the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.
2. an embodiment or personification |
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Cryptic
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secret , occult
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Diconsolate
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Cheerless, rejected.
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Malaise
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an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
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Diurnal
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reocurring every day, daily cycle
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Affronted
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To insult intentionally, especially openly.
To confront |
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Archipelago
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A chain of islands surrounded by a body of water
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Vestiges
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A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more
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Olfactory
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of or pertaining to the sense of smell
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Verbatim
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in exactly the same words; word for word
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Copiously
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large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful
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Crux
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a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point. a cross
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apoplectic
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a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel. Stroke.
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precarious
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dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure
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amorous
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inclined or disposed to love, esp. sexual love
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ensconced
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to settle securely or snugly
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prototype
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the original or model on which something is based or formed
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expirations
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a coming to an end; termination; close
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simians
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An ape or a monkey.
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virulent
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actively poisonous; intensely noxious
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remonstrations
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to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval
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leviathan
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any huge marine animal, as the whale. A biblical sea monster
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euphoria
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a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes exaggerated in pathological states as mania
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corroded
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to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical action
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surreptitiously
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obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized
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insouciant
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free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.
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befuddled
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to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments
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conundrum
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a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words
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sentient
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having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
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ambit
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circumference; circuit
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plight
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condition, state, or situation, esp. an unfavorable or unfortunate one
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