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beatific: blissful; rendering or making blessed; rapturous, ecstatic, transcendent
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behemoth: a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance; mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus
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blandishment: anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing; allurment, enticement, cajolery
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cacophonous: harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
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chicanery: trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
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consign: to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use; transfer, remit, convey
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coup: a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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euphemism: a milde or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute
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febrile: feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
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gainsay: to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
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imminent: about to happen, threatening; impending, looming
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innate: natural, inborn, inherent; built-in; intrinsic, congential
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loath: unwilling, reluctant, disinclined; averse, indisposed
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manifest: clear, evident to the ees or mind; to show plainly, exhibit, evince; a list of cargo and/or passengers; apparant, reveal, disclose
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minutiae: small or trivial details, trifling matters; trivia, trifles
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moratorium: a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay; postponement, stoppage
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nostrum: an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness; panacea, elixir
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pariah: one who is rejected by a social group or organization; outcast, untouchable, persona non grata
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visionary: not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or a seer characterized by vision or foresight; utopian, idealistic, impractical
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wizened: dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging); withered, shriveled