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vehement
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strongly emotional; fierce and passionate
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inveigh
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to attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly aganist
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surmise
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to draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess
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demise
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the end of existence; death
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remit
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to make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon
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emblematic
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standing for another thing
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diabolical
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of or like the devil; very wicked or cruel
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration for effect
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episodic
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happening in parts or segments
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methodical
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orderly and regular
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synod
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a council, especially of the church or church officals
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