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acolyte
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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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given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks, highly absorbent
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coalesce
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to grow togethe; 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 inthe style of public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way
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delineate
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to describe vividly and in detail; to draw an outline of or 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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resistant to persuasion; inflexible; persistent in wrongdoing
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prescience
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foresight; 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 perserverance; 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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a farewell address; especially one given at a graduation ceremony; of or relating to such a farewell address
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absolve
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to clear guilt, or to free from a promise or a responsibility
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adumbrate
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to foreshadow in an indirect way; to outline in a sketchy way to partially disclose
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apothegm
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a short, instructive saying
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aspersion
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a defamatory expression, slander
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coadjutor
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one who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assitant
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congenital
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existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic
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elan
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a lively spirit with a distinctive style
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germane
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pertinent and fitting
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hiatus
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an interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time
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immure
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to confine within or as if within walls; to imprison
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ineluctable
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not to be avoided or changed; inevitable
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internecine
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marked by slaughter; mutually destructive; relating to conflict within a group
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invoke
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to appeal to earnestly; to cite in justification
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prototype
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a person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original
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quadrennial
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occuring every four years; lasting four years
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amalgam
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an alloy of mercury and other metals; a mixture of different elements
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antediluvian
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very old or old-fashioned
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apothecary
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one who prepares and sells ointments, drugs, and similar items for medicinal purposes
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ascetic
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refraining from self-indulgence; a person who practices self-denial
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beneficient
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doing or producing good
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charlatan
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one who falsely claims knowledge or ability
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denizen
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an inhabitant, resident, or frequenter of a place
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doyen
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a senior member of a group, especially one who is highly respected; the oldest example of a category
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flora
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plants considered as a group in a particular area or era
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imbibe
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to consume by drinking; to absorb or take in mentally
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nostrum
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a medicine or remedy whose effectiveness has not been proven
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obviate
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to prevent or make unnecessary; to get rid of
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perennial
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lasting indefinitely or recurring; a plant that lives three or more years
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putative
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commonly accepted or supposed; assumed to exist
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savant
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a person with detailed knowledge in a specialized field
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