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acolyte
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n. A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists, a follower.
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bibulous
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adj.
1. Given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks. 2. Highly absorbent. |
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coalesce
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v. To grow together; to unite to form a whole.
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covert
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adj. Not openly acknowledged; secret.
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declaim
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v. To recite something in the style of a public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way.
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delineate
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v.
1. To describe vividly and in detail. 2. To draw an outline of; to represent by drawing. |
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demagogue
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n. A leader who seeks power by appealing to people’s emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises.
n. demagoguery |
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encomium
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n. An expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute.
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obdurate
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adj.
1. Resistant to persuasion; inflexible. 2. Persistent in wrongdoing. n obduracy |
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prescience
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n. Foresight; knowledge beforehand of events.
adj, prescient |
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protagonist
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n. The chief character in a drama or story.
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sedulous
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adj. Completed with careful perseverance; diligent.
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trenchant
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adj. Expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive.
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utopia
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n. A place or state of perfect social and political conditions.
adj. utopian |
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valedictory
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n. A farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony.
adj. Of or relating to such a farewell address. n. valediction |
