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ancillary: subordinate or supplementary
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bowdlerize: to remove material considered offensive
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condescend: to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level, to deal with people in a patronizing manner
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cozen: cheat; hoodwink; swindle
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enclave: an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
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forte: a person's strong point; what a person does best
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gratis: free; without charge
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icon: a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor display; an object of blind devotion
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interstice: (n.) a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
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macrocosm: (n.) the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
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mountebank: a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
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paean: a song of praise, joy, or triumph
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persiflage: lighthearted joking, talking, or writing
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plethora: overfullness; superabundance; superfluity
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pragmatic: concerned with practical considerations or values
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quizzical: (adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
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rapacity: inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder
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schism: a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions
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therapeutic: having the power to heal or cure
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virtuoso: a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; masterly or brilliant