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- -->>:allusion::an implied or indirect reference, especially in literature
- -->>:apostate::one who abandons a previous loyalty, e.g. religion
- -->>:breadth::distance from side to side; a wide expanse
- -->>:chevron::an insignia consisting of stripes meeting at an angle
- -->>:criterion::a standard by which judgment can be made
- -->>:distortion::the quality of being twisted or bent out of shape
- -->>:felicity::the quality or state of being happy
- -->>:guile::treacherous cunning or craft; deceit
- -->>:impasse::a predicament affording no obvious escape
- -->>:juncture::the act of joining or being joined; a crossroads; an emergency or crisis
- -->>:malefactor::one who commits a crime; an evil person
- -->>:mutation::a change or modification in the form or structure of a thing
- -->>:orb::a rounded mass, a sphere, globe, etc.
- -->>:peroration::the concluding part of a discourse
- -->>:quay::a wharf or man-made landing place
- -->>:reproof::criticism for a fault; rebuke
- -->>:solitude::the quality or state of being alone; seclusion
- -->>:transom::a small window above a door or window
- -->>:vertex::the point opposite to and farthest from the base of a figure; the highest point
- -->>:zest::a quality of enhancing enjoyment; eagerness