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194536068amuletgood luck charm
194536069capriciousfickle/unpredictable changes
194536070fatalismpredetermined by fate
194536071incantationa magic spell
194536072propitiousfavorable circumstances
194536073providentialdivine will
194536074quirkoddity
194536075serendipitygood luck
194536076vagaryan odd fancy
194536077vicissitudelife changing shift
194536078pedagoga teacher
195502177continuityconsistency
195502178tangentialsuperficially relevant
195502179subordinate(noun) the leader of another
195502180subordinate(verb) to put down
195502181sequelsomething that follows
195502182pivotalvery important
195502183convergeto come together to one point from different directions
195502184initiate(noun) a beginner
195502185initiate(verb) to admit into membership
195502186terminatethe end
195502187ultimateextreme; farthest
195502188cruxessential feature of something
195502189egalitariansocial equality
197214345complicityinvolvement as an accomplice in a crime
197214346deployto station
197214347explicateto explain
197214348implicateto suggest
197214349implicitimplied
197214350inexplicablenot explainable
197214351plighta negative situation
197214352replicaan exact copy of something
197214353replicateto make an exact copy of something
197214354supplebendable
197214355satirea piece of literature that mocks, scorns, or pokes fun of something in an effort to make a change.
199346939rebukereprimand sharply
199346940scurrilousfoul-mouthed
199346941spurnto reject
199346942vitriolicbitterly severe
199346943vituperationa rowl
199346944apersiona false statement
199346945deprecateto belittle
199346946derideto laugh at in scorn
199346947execrablevery bad
199346948ostracizeexculde from a group
199346949parodoxa statement that seems self conradictory or false
201948883volitionconscious choice
201948884accordagreement
201948885camaraderieloyalty to a friend
201948886acquiescecomply passively
201948887willfulnessextremely stubborn
201948888adamantfirm
201948889complianceyielding to a request
201948890accommodatingwilling to help
201948891tractableeasily managed
201948892propitiateappease
248828435ambivalenceconflicting feelings
248828436availadvantage
248828437equivalentequal in quality
248828438evaluationthe act of judging
248828439evinceto show as an emotion
248828440invalidworthless
248828441invaluableindispensable
248828442prevailtriumph
248828443valedictorybidding farewell
248828444vanquishto defeat in a battle
248828445beseechto beg
248828446blandishmentthe act of coaxing by flattery
248828447cajoleto coax
248828448elicitto bring forth
248828449enjointo command
248828450exigenturgent
248828451imperiousarrogantly domineering
248828452injunctiona command
248828453mendicanta beggar
248828454querya question
255319805aboundbe abundant or plentiful
255319806amplitudegreatness of magnitude
255319807augmentgrow or intensify
255319808brevitythe use of brief expressions
255319809commensurateof like measure
255319810diminishdecrease in size, extent, or range
255319811infinitesimalinfinitely or immeasurably small
255319812prodigiousimmense extaordinary in bulk size or degree, so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
255319813quotaa proportional share assigned to each participant
255319814connotationthe feelings or emotions surrounding a word
255319815auspiceskindly endorsement and guidance
255319816antithesisexact opposite
255319817cunningdrafty artfulness (especially in deception)
255319818purple patchSignifies a sudden heightening of rhythm, diction, and figurative language that makes a section of verse or prose—especially a descriptive passage—stand out from its context.
255319819jargonvocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people
255319820endowmentthe capital that provides income for an institution
255319821spectera ghostly appearing figure
255319822pleonasmusing more words than necessary
255319823facileeasily
255319824rhetoricalrelating to speech that is used to persuade or have some effect; insincere in expression
255319825acuitya quick and penetrating intelligence
255319826incompetentnot qualified or suited for a purpose
255319827circumspectcautious, heedful of potential consequences
255319828introspectiveinward looking
255319830slangthe talk of a generation
255319831conflagrationbig fire
255319832perspicuityclearness
255319833delugea heavy rain
255319834propensitya tendency
255320644consummateperfect and complete in every respect
320127328abdicateto give up power
320127329abnegatedeny or renounce
320127330absolveto clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
320127331adherestick to firmly
320127332affrontto insult or to offend deliberately
320127333aggregategather in a mass, sum, or whole
320127334alliterationuse of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
320127335allusiona reference to another work of literature, person, or event
320127336altercationnoisy quarrel
320127337anaphorarepetition of a word or phrase as the beginning of successive clauses
320127338anecdoteshort account of event
320127339antagonistthe character who works against the protagonist in the story
320127340antecedentsomeone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

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