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- -->>:affidavit::a sworn statement in writing
- -->>:anomaly::deviation from the common rule
- -->>:bane::a source of harm or ruin
- -->>:caricature::a picture or description in which a characteristicis greatly exaggerated
- -->>:conclave::a private meeting or secret assembly
- -->>:digression::a turning aside from the main subject; a rambling
- -->>:entrepreneur::one who starts or conducts a business
- -->>:generosity::the quality of being magnanimous; giving freely
- -->>:hypochondriac::person who imagines non-existent physical ailments
- -->>:invective::insulting or abusive language
- -->>:levity::excessive or unseemly frivolity
- -->>:mettle::quality of temperament or disposition
- -->>:nuance::a subtle distinction or variation
- -->>:parody::literary or musical work in which something is imitated for comical effect
- -->>:proclivity::natural tendency toward something
- -->>:recreant::one who is unfaithful to something; a cowardly person; a deserter
- -->>:scintilla::a spark; a trace; an iota
- -->>:talisman::a magical charm or amulet; a lucky charm
- -->>:vagabond::one who wanders from place to place without money
- -->>:wraith::a specter, ghost, or ghostly apparition