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berserk
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(adj) destructively violent; deranged; insane
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jubilee
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(n) a season or occasion of joyful celebration; jubilation; rejoicing; a special anniversary, especially a fiftieth anniversary
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juggernaut
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(n) an overwhelming and irresistable force or movement; something, such as a belief or institution, that elicits blind and destructive devotion
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kowtow
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(v) to show respect or submission; fawn (n) an act or gesture of exaggerated respect or obedience
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maelstrom
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(n) a whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence; a situation that resembles a whirlpool in the violence or turbulence of feelings, ideas, or conditions
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mecca
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(n) a place regarded as the center of an activity or interest; a place visited by many people; a goal to which the followers of a religious faith or practice aspire
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nabob
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(n) a person of great wealth and prominence
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saga
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(n) a prose narrative; story; a long, detailed report; a prose narrative of the twelfth or thirteenth centuries recounting historical and legendary events and exploits in iceland or Norway
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shibboleth
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(n) a slogan or often repeated word or phrase; a common saying or idea; a language usage that distinguishes the member of one group or class from another
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trek
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(v) to make a slow or difficult journey (n) a journey or leg of a journey, especially when it is slow and difficult; a migration
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