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One who claims that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable; one who asserts that all claims to knowledge are uncertain |
Agnostic |
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A person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation; a formal ecclesiastical or ban |
Anathema |
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Capable of burning, corroding, or destroying tissue by chemical action. Cutting or sarcastic in utterance. |
Caustic |
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A test, rule, or standard by which something is judged |
Criterion |
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A leader who appeals to the emotions and prejudices the populace in order to obtain power |
Demagogue |
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An indefinitely long ago |
Eon |
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A name or title used to describe or characterize a person or thing |
Epithet |
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A temperament peculiar to an individual; any personal peculiarity or manerism |
Idiosyncrasy |
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A supposed remedy for all diseases or ills |
Panacea |
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Excess; superabundance |
Plethora |
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A fictitious name, as one assumed by an author |
Pseudonym |
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Occurring in occasion or isolated instances |
Sporadic |
