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- -->>:affliction::great suffering; something which causes great painor distress
- -->>:antagonist::one who opposes another, especially in combat
- -->>:bastion::a fortified area or position; a stronghold
- -->>:carnage::great and bloody slaughter, as in battle
- -->>:continuity::an unbroken series; a succession
- -->>:diligence::persistent care in performing one's duties
- -->>:epigram::a brief, clever remark
- -->>:ghoul::a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses
- -->>:hypocrisy::the deceitful pretense of virtue; not acting in accordance with one's words
- -->>:iota::a very small or insignificant amount
- -->>:lexicon::a book containing words of a language and their definitions
- -->>:microcosm::a community or other unity that is an epitome of a larger unity
- -->>:numismatics::the study or coins, medals, etc.
- -->>:parsimony::extreme or excessive economy or frugality
- -->>:promontory::a high point of land projecting over water
- -->>:rectitude::uprightness in principles or conduct; correctness
- -->>:scourge::a severe punishment; something which brings about severe suffering or death
- -->>:tautology::repetition of the same idea in different words
- -->>:vagary::a wild fancy; an extravagant notion
- -->>:xenophobia::fear or hatred of foreigners and foreign things