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affidavit a sworn statement in writing The man filed an @ in court.
anomaly deviation from the common rule The team's win was more @ than habit.
bane a source of harm or ruin Hamlet proved a @ to all who loved him.
caricature a picture or description in which a characteristicis greatly exaggerated Newspaper articles often @ rather than report.
conclave a private meeting or secret assembly The cardinals met in secret @.
digression a turning aside from the main subject; a rambling The teacher's @s detracted from his class.
entrepreneur one who starts or conducts a business An @ takes many risks with his money.
generosity the quality of being magnanimous; giving freely The man's @ made possible many buildings on campus.
hypochondriac person who imagines non-existent physical ailments The @ imagined she was afflicted with many ailments.
invective insulting or abusive language The woman's @ resulted in her dismissal.
levity excessive or unseemly frivolity The student's @ was not seemly for the occasion.
mettle quality of temperament or disposition The soldier's @ was sorely tested by combat.
nuance a subtle distinction or variation Theological positions are often filled with @.
parody literary or musical work in which something is imitated for comical effect Erewhon is a clever @ of the Utopia theme.
proclivity natural tendency toward something Some people have a natural @ toward anger.
recreant one who is unfaithful to something; a cowardly person; a deserter The @ was tried for desertion under fire.
scintilla a spark; a trace; an iota He had not a @ of evidence for the prosecution.
talisman a magical charm or amulet; a lucky charm She believed the @ warded off all harm.
vagabond one who wanders from place to place without money The Gypsies are famous @s of Europe.
wraith a specter, ghost, or ghostly apparition The spectral @ haunted his dreams and waking hours.