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Terms	Definitions
pallid	abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
specious	plausible but false
inscrutable	difficult to understand
sanctify	to make holy or sacred; to make free from sin; to purify
assimilating	absorb or take in; incorperate as one's own
cynicism	a cynical feeling of distrust
effigy	a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
rebuke	to criticize strongly; to reprimand
askew	turned or twisted to one side
myopia	nearsightedness; lack of foresight
derisive	ridiculing, mocking
impervious	incapable of being penetrated or affected
elephantine	huge, clumsy; enormous in size or strength
bastion	a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

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