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| a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual |
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| severely critical or sarcastic |
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| a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name |
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| very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent |
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| a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition |
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| the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty |
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| (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional |
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| the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy |
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| lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless |
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| a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth |
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| a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people |
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| any system of persons or things ranked one above another |
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| needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness |
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| government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch |
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| a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or contempt, to express hostility, etc |
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| the belief in the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture |
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| a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class |
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| a little world; a world in miniature |
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| independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions |
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| division or disunion, especially into mutually opposed parties |
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| something having a uniform, massive, redoubtable, or inflexible quality or character |
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| a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning |
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| of or pertaining to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors |
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| a person or thing detested or loathed |
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| a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace |
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| overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching |
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