Multimedia Vocabulary/VOCAB.iso/WORDS2.7

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acrophobia      fear of high places                                                                                 Those with @ should stay away from tall buildings.
analogy         resemblance between things otherwise dissimilar                                                     The @ illuminated the problem like the moon on a dark night.
austerity       enforced or extreme economy; an ascetic practice                                                    The @ measures did not reduce the deficit.
cabal           a number of persons secretly united for some      private purpose; conspiracy                       The military @ overthrew the government.
coercion        forcible constraint; the use of force to achieve  a goal                                            The signature was obtained only through @.
debility        weakness or infirmity                                                                               The man's @ increased as he neared death.
edification     intellectual or moral enlightenment and           improvement                                       He spoke in parables for their @.
fury            vehement and uncontrolled anger                                                                     The boxer lashed out with all the @ he could command.
hierarchy       a group of persons or things arranged in classes  with lower classes dependent on higher classes    The military's rank system is a form of @.
injunction      an order or admonition                                                                              She obtained an @ to keep her former husband away.
labyrinth       a place full of intricate passageways and         blind alleys                                      The streets of Rome proved a @ to the lost tourists.
menagerie       a collection of wild animals for exhibition                                                         The collector's @ held many exotic beasts.
neologism       a new word, usage, or phrase                                                                        The writer was famous for his creation of @s.
panacea         a remedy for all ills or difficulties                                                               Increased taxes are not a @ for all ills.
platitude       a dull, commonplace statement; an obvious truism                                                    What he thought was insightful was mere @.
rancor          bitter enmity; spitefulness                                                                         Brothers and sisters should not be filled with @.
ruse            an action intended to mislead or deceive                                                            The troop movement was merely a @ to throw off the enemy.
surfeit         an overabundant supply; excess                                                                      The @ of food was sent to the less fortunate.
upshot          the final issue, the conclusion, or the result                                                      The @ of the policy change was more problems.
virtuoso        a master of one's profession, usually in the arts;one who possesses dazzling skill                  The @ stunned the audience with his skill.