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- -->>:acrimony::harsh or biting sharpness
- -->>:anachronism::something out of its proper time
- -->>:augury::foretelling future events from omens or other devices
- -->>:byplay::an action or speech apart from the main action
- -->>:clemency::leniency; mercy
- -->>:debauchery::gross indulgence of sensual appetites
- -->>:ecstasy::intense delight; rapture
- -->>:fratricide::the killing of one's brother
- -->>:hiatus::a lapse in continuity; a gap
- -->>:ingenue::a naive girl or young woman
- -->>:kumquat::a small, round, orange fruit
- -->>:maxim::a saying of proverbial nature
- -->>:nemesis::an unusually tenacious opponent or antagonist
- -->>:pallor::lack of facial color; paleness
- -->>:plagiarism::the act of passing off another's ideas as one's own
- -->>:ragamuffin::anyone, especially a child, wearing ragged clothing
- -->>:ruffian::a brutal person; a bully
- -->>:succor::help or relief given to one in danger
- -->>:umbrage::resentment; a sense of injury; offense
- -->>:virago::a sharp-tongued woman; a scolding woman