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credence
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belief or truth
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creditable
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that which can be believed
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credulous
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gullible
(a credulous person) |
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deity
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god
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theocracy
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government based on a god or gods
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apotheosis
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making into a god
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desecrate
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to use something sacred in a disrespectful way
i.e vandalizing graves |
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heterodox
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not in accordance with accepted opinions
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orthodox
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conforming to the accepted philosophy
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sacrosanct
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very sacred
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sanction
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to approve; to permit
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hierarchy
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arrangement in a system of ranks
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expiate
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to make amends for a crime
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pittance
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a small amount or share
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dogmatic
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insistant that what you do is right
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mnemonic
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something that assists the memory
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sagacious
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wise
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rationale
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a set of reasons which are the basis of a system
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cognizant
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knowing, being aware, understanding
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connoisseur
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someone who is an expert in a certain field
(wine connoisseur) |
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impute
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to attribute something or ascribe something discreditable to a person
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conscientious
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controlled by or done according to conscience.
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prescient
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knowledge of things before they happen
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polyglot
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someone who speaks several languages
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circumscribe
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to draw line around; to set limits
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proscribe
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to prohibit
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epilogue
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short text at the end of a longer work
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prologue
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piece spoken as an introduction to a play or poem
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eulogy
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speech or writing that praises a person.
(funeral speech) |
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affable
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friendly
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ineffable
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so wonderful it can't be properly described.
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edict
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official order
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dictum
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saying made by a notable person
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indict
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to accuse of a crime
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indite
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to comppose or write
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interdiction
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a formal order forbidding something
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valediction
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a formal farewell, as in a graduation
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abdicate
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to give up the throne
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acclamation
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a great shout of praise
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clamor
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shouting; to demand loudly
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declaim
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to recite in a loud voice
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colloquy
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a conversational exchange; dialogue
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circumlocution
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a round about way of saying something; and indirect way of speaking
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loquacious
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talkative
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verbatim
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word for word
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incendiary
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used or adapted for setting stuff on fire.
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incense
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something that produces a sweet odor when burned.
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confluence
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a place where 2 rivers join together. river intersection
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effluent
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flowing out or forth
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animus
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strong dislike
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pusillaniumous
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cowardly
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diaphonous
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something you can see through. (diaphanous underwear)
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epiphany
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a sudden intuitive perception or understanding of the real meaning of something
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phantasm
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seeing something in imagination
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sycophant
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something that flatters you
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fervid
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heated in spirit
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immutable
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something that cant be changed
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permutation
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grouping of several items together in different order
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anachronism
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something not in its correct chronological time
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inflammatory
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something that arouses anger
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flamboyant
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brightly colored
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undulate
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to move in a wavy pattern
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redound
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to have a good or bad effect, as an advantage or disadvantage to the person or thing
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redundant
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more than necessary; excess
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inundate
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to flood
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temerity
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boldness
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aspersion
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a damaging remark, an insult
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annals
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a record of events in chronological order
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biennial
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happening every 2 years
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superannuated
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to retire on a pension because of age or sickness
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neologism
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a new word, meaning, or usage
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neophyte
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a beginner
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obdurate
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stubborn
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symbiotic
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2 dissimilar organisms living together
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euphemism
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the substitution of a mild expression for one though to be harsh.
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euphony
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a pleasant sound
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eugenics
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the study or belief of improving the human race
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