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- -->>:adjunct::something joined or added to another thing
- -->>:anguish::extreme pain or distress of body or mind
- -->>:autonomy::self-directing freedom
- -->>:caliph::a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam
- -->>:colloquy::a high level of serious discussion
- -->>:demise::death; the end of something
- -->>:emollient::something that softens or smooths
- -->>:gambit::a chess opening in which a player risks a piece togain an advantage in position; a calculated move
- -->>:horticulture::the science and art of growing fruits, plants, vegetables and flowers
- -->>:interregnum::time during which a throne is vacant between successive reigns
- -->>:lampoon::a humorous and satirical written attack against a person
- -->>:mesa::a usually isolated hill having steeply sloping sides and a level top
- -->>:nonentity::nonexistent
- -->>:paradox::something (e.g. a person, statement, or act) with seemingly contradictory qualities
- -->>:polytheism::the belief in more than one god
- -->>:rapture::ecstasy; ecstatic joy
- -->>:savant::a man of exceptional learning
- -->>:sycophant::a servile, base flatterer
- -->>:usury::the practice of charging an illegally or immorallyhigh interest rate
- -->>:volition::the exercise of the will; strength of will