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  1. Acrimony        harsh or biting sharpness                                                                           
  2. Anachronism     Something out of its proper time                                                                    
  3. augury          foretelling future events from omens or other     devices                                           
  4. byplay          an action or speech apart from the main action                                                      
  5. clemency        leniency; mercy                                                                                     
  6. debauchery      gross indulgence of sensual appetites                                                               
  7. ecstasy         intense delight; rapture                                                                            
  8. fratricide      the killing of one's brother                                                                        
  9. Hiatus          A lapse in continuity; a gap                                                                        
  10. ingenue         a naive girl or young woman                                                                         
  11. kumquat         a small, round, orange fruit                                                                        
  12. Maxim           A saying of proverbial nature                                                                       
  13. nemesis         an unusually tenacious opponent or antagonist                                                       
  14. pallor          lack of facial color; paleness                                                                      
  15. plagiarism      the act of passing off another's ideas as one's   own                                               
  16. ragamuffin      anyone, especially a child, wearing ragged        clothing                                          
  17. ruffian         a brutal person; a bully                                                                            
  18. Succor          help or relief given to one in danger                                                               
  19. Umbrage         resentment; a sense of injury; offense                                                              
  20. Virago          a sharp-tongued woman; a scolding woman                                                             
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