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3604484813AmazonStrong, powerful woman0
3604484814ProcrusteanEffecting conformity by violent means1
3611518934ChimericalExtremely fanciful2
3611521372Nemesisretribution; unbeatable opponent3
3611522942StygianGloomy4
3611524212HalcyonCalm; peaceful5
3611525020MentorWise counselor6
3611526609LabryinthMaze7
3611527949TantalizeTo tease8
3611528838OdysseyA long wandering9
3611530269AegisProtection; sponsorship10
3611531508Achilles' HeelPoint of vulnerability11
3611532938LaconicConcise12
3611534112Sword of DamoclesPermanently threatening danger13
3611535022PhilippicStinging condemnation14
3611536587DraconianExtremely harsh15
3611538225SolecismGrammatical or social error16
3611539255EpicurePerson of discrimination taste, especially in food and wine17
3611540376CynicPerson who believes all human actions are prompted by self-interest18
3611542228SybaritePerson devoted to luxury19
3611543511OstracismExclusion from society20
3611545171PyrrhicPertaining to a victory won at great cost21
3631940405EpodeSong sung after another song: third part of a Greek ode22
3631946076TragedyGoat song: tale of disaster23
3631948706MonodySong sung by one voice24
3631952031OdeumConcert Hall25
3631954883ComedyMirth song: Drama with a happy ending26
3631958764RhapsodyExaggerated expression of feeling27
3631961549ParodyBurlesque imitation28
3631966370PalinodeA singing back: recantation29
3631979889MelodyTune; song30
3631980413OdeShort lyric poem31
3632015568BibliomaniaObsession with collecting books32
3632017459BibliothecaCollection of books33
3632017947Biblethe Good Book34
3632017948BibliographyList of references35
3632019030BibliophileBooklover: collector of books36
3632020087CrypticSecret; obscure37
3632021140GrotesqueDistorted in appearance38
3632022451ApocryphalOf doubtful ownership39
3632023207CryptonymousHaving a secret name40
3632023894DichotomyDivision, especially of two mutually exclusive groups41
3632025010EpitomeTypical or ideal example42
3632026120TomeAny large, scholarly book43
3632026789MastectomyExcision of a breast44
3632027404AtomSmallest part of an element45
3632028429EntomologyStudy of Insects46

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