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5512589407AbsolutionThe act of forgiving someone for having done something wrong or sinful: a remission of sins pronounced by a priest0
5512590790BenevolentKind and generous; marked by, disposed to, or organized for the purpose of doing good; marked by or suggestive of goodwill1
5512591555ChimeraA fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail; an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts; an illusion or fabrication of the mind; an unrealizable dream: an individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution2
5512593279ContemplateTo view or consider with continued attention: meditate on; to view as contingent or probable or as end or intention; to think deeply or carefully about (something); to think deeply; to think about doing (something); look thoughtfully for a long time at3
5512593605CountenanceThe face as an indication of mood, emotion, or character: the appearance of a person's face: a person's expression; calm expression; mental composure; bearing or expression that offers approval or sanction: moral support- admit as acceptable or possible4
5512595607DispositionThe act or the power of _________ or the state of being ________; final arrangement; transfer to the care or possession of another: to power of such transferal; orderly arrangement; prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination; temperamental makeup; the tendency of something to act in a certain manner under given circumstances; a tendency to develop a disease, condition, etc5
5512597083Dogma/DogmatismSomething held as an established opinion; a definite authoritative tenet; a code of such tenets; a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds; a doctrine or body doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church; a belief or set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted; a belief or set of beliefs that is taught by a religious organization- Positiveness in assertion of opinion especially when unwarranted or arrogant; a viewpoint or system of ideas based on insufficiently examined premises6
5512600446EloquentHaving or showing the ability to use language clearly and effectively; clearly showing feeling or meaning; marked by forceful and fluent expression; vividly or movingly expressive or revealing; clearly expressing or indicating something7
5512601059EnigmaticFull of mystery and difficult to understand; of, relating to, or resembling an ______8
5512601737EponymousOf, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named: of, relating to, or being an ______; a name (as of a drug or a disease) based on or derived from an ______; the person for whom something (as a disease) is or is believed to be named9
5512603662FastidiousHaving high standards: difficult to please; showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care; reflecting a meticulous, sensitive, or demanding attitude; having complex nutritional requirements; very careful about how you do something; wanting to always be clean, neat, etc10
5512604429ImmutableUnable to change: not capable of or susceptible to change11
5512604798IndefatigableAble to work or continue for a very long time without becoming tired: incapable of being fatigued12
5512605497IrksomeAnnoying or irritating; tending to ___13
5512606274MelancholyAn abnormal state attributed to an excess of black bile and characterized by irascibility or depression; depression of spirits: a sad mood or feeling; a pensive mood- feeling or showing sadness: very unhappy; suggestive or expressive of sadness or depression of mind or spirit; causing or tending to cause sadness or depression of mind or spirit14
5512607222ObscureShrouded in or hidden by darkness; not clearly seen or easily distinguished; not readily understood or clearly expressed; relatively unknown; not prominent or famous; constituting the unstressed vowel, or having unstressed as its value; difficult or impossible to know completely and with certainty- to make dark, dim, or indistinct; to conceal or hide by or as if by covering; to reduce (a vowel) to the value \ə\; to make (something) difficult to undersand or know15
5512607868PreditionUtter destruction; eternal damnation; the state of being in hell forever as punishment after death16
5512608241PrecariousDepending on the will or pleasure of another; dependent on uncertain premises; dependent on chance circumstances, unknown, conditions, or uncertain developments; characterized by a lack of security or stability that threatens with danger; not safe, strong, or steady17
5512608877SacrilegeA technical and not necessarily intrinsically outrageous violation (as improper reception of a sacrament) of what is sacred because consecrated to God: an act of treating a holy place or object in a way that does not show proper respect; gross irreverence toward a hallowed person, place, or thing18
5512609333Sagacity/SagaciousThe quality of being _________- Having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions; keep in sense perception; of keen farsighted penetration and judgement; caused by or indicating acute discernment19

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