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15243127556beatific(adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed0
15243134907behemoth(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance1
15243139198blandishment(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing2
15243144401cacophonous(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant3
15243152179chicanery(n.) trickery; deception4
15243159477consign(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use5
15243166626coup(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership6
15243176029euphemism(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute7
15243186715febrile(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic8
15243186799gainsay(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose9
15243198787imminent(adj.) about to happen, threatening10
15243206778innate(adj.) inborn; natural11
15243213876loath(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined12
15243222393manifest(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers13
15243245160minutiae(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters14
15243248487moratorium(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay15
15243252495nostrum(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness16
15243256612pariah(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization17
15243277775visionary(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight18
15243321475wizened(adj. part.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)19

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