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Abberation unsoundness or disorder of the mind
Abdicate to cast off, to relinquish
Abecedarian one learning the rudiments of something
Abracadabra magical charm or incantation
Absurd ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
Abysmal having immense or fathomless extension downward, living conditions of the poor
Aesthetic pleasing in appearance
Affinity attraction to or liking for something
Apocalyptic forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world
Basilica an oblong building ending in a semicircular apse common in Roman architecture
Barrister a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court
Benevolence disposition to do good; act of kindness; generous gift
Benign a gentle disposition, showing kindness and gentleness
Burgeon to grow and flourish; to begin to blossom.
Buttress a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
Cacophony a sound which is harsh or discordant
Cataclysm a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition
Cerebral of or relating to the brain or the intellect
Decibel a unit of measurement for sound
Destiny A personal ultimate destination in life
Druid one of an ancient Celtic priesthood appearing in Irish and Welsh sagas and Christian legends as magicians and wizards
Ecstatic relating to, or marked by ecstasy
Exodus a mass departure
Feline a member of the cat family
Fiasco a complete failure
Fulsome characterized by abundance
Galavanting roaming around
Ganymede a beautiful youth in classical mythology carried off to Olympus to be the cupbearer of the gods
Humongous extremely large
Imminent (adjective) ready to take place
Juxtapose to place side by side, or unexpected combinations of colors, shapes and ideas
Kismet fate
Lacuna a blank space or a missing part
Mellifluous having a smooth rich flow
Monogamous the custom of being married to one person or one mate at a time
Nirvana a state of oblivion to care or pain
Nocturnal a living thing that does most of its living during the night hours
Noxious Latin from noxa harm; akin to Latin nocere to harm, nec-, nex violent death, Greek nekros dead body
Obsequious compliant, from Latin obsequiosus, from obsequium compliance, from obsequi to comply
Ogle to eye amorously or provocatively
Osseous Latin osseus, from oss-, os bone; akin to Greek osteon bone, Sanskrit asthi
Parallax the apparent displacement or the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object
Patriotic one who is true to their country, willing to die for its honor
Plenum a space or all space every part of which is full of matter
Plethora superabundance; overfullness; an excess; (Pathology) a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood
Quixotic foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
Quizical to test, question or quiz
Rhapsody a miscellaneous collection or a highly emotional utterance
Sequacious subservient, tractable; intellectually servile
Serendipity the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
Tricadecaphobia fear of the number 13
Taxing something that testing and is trying
Taxonomy the study of the general principles of scientific classification
Truculent feeling or displaying ferocity
Uxorious excessively fond of or submissive to a wife
Veracity devotion to the truth; power of conveying or perceiving truth
Virtuous someone with great morals
Vicarious experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
Whimsical lightly fanciful; subject to erratic behavior or unpredictable change
Xylem a complex tissue in the vascular system of higher plants that consists of vessels
Zygote a cell formed by the union of two gametes

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