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Beatific

(adj.) Blissful; rendering or making blessed

Behemoth

(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance

Blandishment (n. oft pl.)


anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple polishing

Cacophonous

harsh sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant

Chicanery

trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double dealing

Consign

To give over to another's care, charge, or control;to entrust, deliver, to set apart for a special use

coup

a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadershipq

euphemism

a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

febrile

feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frentic

gainsay

to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute; oppose

imminent

about to happen; threatening

innate

natural; inborn, inherit, built in

loath

unwilling. reluctant, disinclined

manifest

clear, evident to the eyes or mind; to show plainly, exhibit, evince; a list of passengers and/or cargo

minutiae

small or trivial details, trifling matters

moratorium

a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay

nostrum

an alleged cure all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness

pariah

one who is rejected by a social group or organization

visionary

not practical, lacking in realism, having the nature of a fantasy or dream; one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight

qizened

dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)