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an emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal
catharsis
noun
CATS AND HORSES
to make less severe; to relieve, to lesson
alleviate
verb
LEAVES ATE
a territory over which one rules, has influence or powers
domain
noun
PLAIN
truthfulness, sincere honesty
candor
noun
CONDOR
to come between; to mediate, to occur between times
intervene
verb
BETWEEN
events following some occurrence; a consequence of
aftermath
noun
AFTER MATH
to object, to make exception
demur
verb
PURE
partially open
ajar
adjective
JAR
depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
bleak
adjective
LEAK
to make numb with amazement; to stun into helplessness
stupefy
verb
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