| Term | Definition |
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affinity |
attraction kinship |
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despot |
a ruler with absolute power, a tyrant |
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effigy |
image, likeness |
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hybrid |
a cross between two varieties |
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illusion |
something not what it appears to be |
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opulence |
wealth, abundance |
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precision |
exactness, accuracy |
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proximity |
nearness |
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reminiscence |
a calling to mind, recollection |
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reprisal |
act of retaliation, especially in war |
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adroit |
skillful, clever |
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facile |
easily done, moving easily or quickly |
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feline |
catlike, sly, sealthy |
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mediocre |
average, commonplace |
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prodigious |
enormous, marvelous, sueprhuman |
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prosaic |
dull, monotounous, uninteresting |
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punitive |
intended to punish, bringing punishmnent |
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spoontaneous |
arising narturally from within, bubbling up |
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subtle |
delicate, artful, requiring acuteness |
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transient |
fleeting, short-lived |