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