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-->>:affliction::great suffering; something which causes great painor distress
-->>:antagonist::one who opposes another, especially in combat
-->>:bastion::a fortified area or position; a stronghold
-->>:carnage::great and bloody slaughter, as in battle
-->>:continuity::an unbroken series; a succession
-->>:diligence::persistent care in performing one's duties
-->>:epigram::a brief, clever remark
-->>:ghoul::a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses
-->>:hypocrisy::the deceitful pretense of virtue; not acting in accordance with one's words
-->>:iota::a very small or insignificant amount
-->>:lexicon::a book containing words of a language and their definitions
-->>:microcosm::a community or other unity that is an epitome of a larger unity
-->>:numismatics::the study or coins, medals, etc.
-->>:parsimony::extreme or excessive economy or frugality
-->>:promontory::a high point of land projecting over water
-->>:rectitude::uprightness in principles or conduct; correctness
-->>:scourge::a severe punishment; something which brings about severe suffering or death
-->>:tautology::repetition of the same idea in different words
-->>:vagary::a wild fancy; an extravagant notion
-->>:xenophobia::fear or hatred of foreigners and foreign things