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beatific
(adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed
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behemoth
(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
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blandishment
(n.) anythnig designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk
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cacophonous
(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
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chicanery
(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
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consign
(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
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coup
(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takover of power or leadership
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euphemism
(n.) a mild or inofensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute
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febrile
(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
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gainsay
(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
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imminent
(adj.) about to happen, threatening
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innate
(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
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loath
(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
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manifest
(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers
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minutiae
(n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters
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moratorium
(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
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nostrum
(n.)an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
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pariah
(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization
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visionary
(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or a dream; (n.) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
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wizened
(adj.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as a result of aging)
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