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8261061558AllegoryA literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions0
8261061559BalladA poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas1
8261061560comprehensivecovering or including everything2
8261061561liddeda removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover. 2. an eyelid. 3. a restraint, ceiling, or curb, as on prices or news.3
8261061562panoramicdenoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area4
8261061563SnobbishLooking down on others as inferior; arrogant5
8261061564felicitous(adj.) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy6
8261061565Reptillianpurported reptilian humanoids that play a prominent role in fantasy,7
8261061566incongruousout of place; having parts that are not in harmony or that are inconsistent8
8261061567harmoniousable to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious9
8261061568judicious(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible10
8261061569melodiouscontaining or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody11
8261061570intricacymarked by elaborately complex detail12
8261061571complexitythe quality of being intricate and compounded13
8261061572statelinessimpressiveness in scale or proportion14
8261061573commendationa notice of approval or recognition15
8261061574Deceitdishonesty, deception16
8261061575exultationa feeling of extreme joy17
8261061576introspectivecontemplating one's own thoughts and feelings18
8261061577self analysisA systematic effort at self understanding conducted without the aid of a professional.19
8261061578Vegetativereproduction of plants by direct cloning from existing plants20
8261061579AnalystSomeone who studies data21
8261061580Agedstate of being old22
8261061581PreambleAn introduction to a speech or piece of writing23
8261061582PrologueA speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event24
8261061583ProtagonistMain character25
8261061584provocativetending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying26
8261061585turbulentdisorderly, riotous, violent; stormy27
8261061586nippychilly, chilling.28
8261061587TrivialUnimportant29
8261061588StormyInclement30
8261061589CrucialExtremely important31

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