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  1. adversity       a condition of suffering or destitution; a mis-   fortune                                           
  2. Annals          Historical records                                                                                  
  3. Balm            A healing ointment;                               A spicy aromatic odor                             
  4. Caprice         A disposition to change one's mind impulsively                                                      
  5. conceit         extreme self-esteem;  a fanciful thought or       expression                                        
  6. dictum          an authoritative pronouncement                                                                      
  7. endurance       that act or capacity of bearing up under hardship;the duration of a thing                           
  8. Gauntlet        A glove to protect the hand worn with             medieval armor                                    
  9. hyperbole       an exaggeration intended to produce a strong      effect                                            
  10. Intuition       Quick and ready insight                                                                             
  11. leverage        power and effectiveness                                                                             
  12. Metaphysics     Divisoin of philosophy that includes ontology     cosmology                                         
  13. notoriety       the state of being generally and unfavorably known                                                  
  14. parchment       sheep or goatskin used for writing on; paper re-  sembling this                                     
  15. predecessor     one who precedes another, especially in some      office or position                                
  16. reconnaissance  a preliminary examination or survey of land or    a country                                         
  17. Schism          a division of a church or other organized body    into factions                                     
  18. synopsis        a summary                                                                                           
  19. Vacillation     a swaying one way and then another; a fluctuation                                                   
  20. Wont            ordinary manner of doing something                                                                  
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