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- -->>:abstract::summary of points, as of a piece of writing
- -->>:amity::friendship, especially between nations
- -->>:arsenal::a collection of weapons or the place where they are stored
- -->>:buffoon::a ludicrous figure, e.g. a clown
- -->>:circumlocution::the act, or an instance of, explaining something in an indirect manner
- -->>:cudgel::a short heavy club
- -->>:dross::waste or foreign matter
- -->>:fiasco::a complete humiliation or failure
- -->>:hedonism::the belief that pleasure is the only good; the pursuit of pleasure
- -->>:incursion::a hostile entrance into a territory
- -->>:kismet::appointed lot; fate
- -->>:mania::an exaggerated or irrational craving for or infatuation with something
- -->>:nape::the back of the neck
- -->>:orthography::a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling
- -->>:philistine::a person devoid of culture
- -->>:quintessence::a concentration of a thing to its most essential element; the purest and most essential part
- -->>:respite::postponement; delay; temporary intermission from labor; a rest
- -->>:stupor::a condition in which the sense are dulled; mental or moral dullness
- -->>:trepidation::a state of agitation or alarm; perturbation; fearfulness
- -->>:vicissitude::irregular changes or variations; a change or mutation