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adulation excessive or slavish flattery
animosity Ill will or resentment tending toward hostility
avarice passion for acquiring and hoarding riches; greed
candor honest and sincere expression; fairness
commissary a store for equipment and provisions, esp. for military personnel
dichotomy a division into two esp. mutually or contradictory groups
encomium glowing and warmly enthusiastic praise
gamut an entire range or series
husbandry the control or judicious use of resources
introvert one who is reserved and withdrawn; one whose in- terest is primarily with himself
lassitude a state of being fatigued; weary
metamorphosis a change in physical form, structure or substance
nostrum a quack medication or remedy
paragon a model or pattern of excellence
precursor something that comes before, especially when it suggests future events
recluse one who lives in retirement or seclusion
savoir-faire ability to know how to act
symmetry balanced proportion, especially from side to side
utopia any state, condition, or place of ideal perfection
votary one bound by a vow or promise; one devoted to a pursuit, study, etc.