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Nothing can be known or is known about the existence of God
a mixture or blend of different things
lack of definite shape
something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time
Lawlessness; absence of a system of government
a person or thing detested or loathed
being both male and female
something abnormal
strong dislike
direct opposite
of doubtful authorship or authenticity
A glorified ideal; raising of a human being to the rank of a god
immortality
A person who believes there is no God
wasting away of the body
an absolute ruler
Independent; self governing
Throwing of projectiles
harsh discordance of sound
Corrosive; burns or destroys flesh
Belonging to all parts of the word
Secret; having a hidden meaning
harmful
Popular leader who stirs up people by appealing to their emotions and prejudices for the purpose of power and money
Science dealing with statistics of human population; size, distribution, diseases, births
Transparent
Speech/discussion bitterly and violently directed against some person or thing
Overbearing; arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas
Not conventional; a little kooky; irregulat
Drawn from many sources
The ability to imagine oneself in another's place and understand other's feelings, ideas, desires, and actions
Native; restricted to a particular region or area; indigenous
A mystery
Lasting very short time
A sudden insight into the essential meaning of something
The perfect example of something, a paradigm
One for whom something is named
Hard to understand
Heavenly
Based on the attitude that one's own group is superior
The history of a word shown by tracing its development
Science that deals with the improvement of hereditary qualities or a race or breed
A speech in praise of a person or thing, especially a funeral oration
A pleasant inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
A pleasing or sweet sound
A feeling of well-being or elation
The act or practice of killing the hopelessly sick or injured in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
A mass departure
The origin
Contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard
Consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients
An organization based on rank or degree
Mass slaughter of people
Fear of homosexuals
An exaggeration used as a figure of speech
An object of uncritical devotion
One who attacks popular belief
A peculiarity
Using few words
Excessive and often incoherent talkativeness
Large enough to be observed with naked eye
A mania for great or grandiose performance
A vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
A world in miniature
Hatred of all mankind
A hatred of women
One marriage at a time
To suffer nearsightedness
A huge number
A novice
Conventional
Something that cures everything
To destroy all things
Occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population
A true statement that nonetheless seems to contradict itself
A perfect example
A specific causative agent of disease
An element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
A dull, formal, pedantic teacher
A rare or significant fact or event
Lover of mankind
The study of literature
An excess
Government by the wealthy
A mixture of many languages
Belief or worship in more than one god
An ancestor in the direct line
Offspring of animals and plants
To foretell from signs or systems
An original model on which something is patterned
A fictitious name
Of or relating to, concerned with, or involving both body and mind
A irresistible impulse to start fires
Mocking
A formal division in or separation from a church or religious body
Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while
One who sucks up to others
Something that enhances the effectiveness of an active agent
A condensed statement or outline
A needless repetition of words or saying the same thing using different words

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