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acolyte
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a person who assists in some relgious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists, a follower
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bibulous
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1.Given to the consumption of a alcoholic drinks.
2. Highly absorbant |
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coalesce
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To grow together; to unite to form a whole
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covert
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Not openly acknowledged;secret
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declaim
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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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1. To describe vivdly and in detail
2. To draw an outline of; to represent by drawing |
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demagogue
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a leader who seeks power by appealing to people's emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises
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encomium
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An expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute
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obdurate
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1. Resistant to persuasion; inflexible
2. Persistent in wrongdoing |
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prescience
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Forsight; knowledge beforehand of events
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protagonist
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the chief character in a drama or story
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sedulous
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completed with careful perseverance; diligent
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trenchant
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expressed with vigor and penetrating insight;keenly perceptive
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utopia
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a place or state of perfect social and political conditions
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valedictory
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n.a farewell address, especially one given at a graduations ceremony
v. of or relating to such a farwell address |
