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  1. acrimony        harsh or biting sharpness                                                                           The @ between the families led to violence.                 
  2. anachronism     something out of its proper time                                                                    Chivalry often seems an @ these days.                       
  3. augury          foretelling future events from omens or other     devices                                           The soothsayer employed many tricks of @.                   
  4. byplay          an action or speech apart from the main action                                                      The @ between the audience members was distracting.         
  5. clemency        leniency; mercy                                                                                     The condemned man begged for @.                             
  6. debauchery      gross indulgence of sensual appetites                                                               The soldiers engaged in @ when on leave.                    
  7. ecstasy         intense delight; rapture                                                                            The imprisoned man found reading to be his highest @.       
  8. fratricide      the killing of one's brother                                                                        Cain killing Abel is a famous example of @.                 
  9. hiatus          a lapse in continuity; a gap                                                                        The actress pursued moviemaking during her series' @.       
  10. ingenue         a naive girl or young woman                                                                         The @ found herself overwhelmed by the pace of New York.    
  11. kumquat         a small, round, orange fruit                                                                        Eating @ can be a new taste sensation.                      
  12. maxim           a saying of proverbial nature                                                                       The old @ proved trite but true.                            
  13. nemesis         an unusually tenacious opponent or antagonist                                                       Moriarty was Sherlock Holmes' most persistent @.            
  14. pallor          lack of facial color; paleness                                                                      Her @ was due to hearing the bad news.                      
  15. plagiarism      the act of passing off another's ideas as one's   own                                               The student's act of @ resulted in his dismissal.           
  16. ragamuffin      anyone, especially a child, wearing ragged        clothing                                          Twain's @ turned out to be the real prince.                 
  17. ruffian         a brutal person; a bully                                                                            The young @ bullied his fellows in the class.               
  18. succor          help or relief given to one in danger                                                               The warm hearth offered @ to the travelers.                 
  19. umbrage         resentment; a sense of injury; offense                                                              One need not take @ at every supposed injury.               
  20. virago          a sharp-tongued woman; a scolding woman                                                             The @ soon drove away her husband.                          
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