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  1. chiasmus
    inversion in the second of two parallel phrases
  2. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone to gain an advantage
  3. elegiac
    resembling or characteristic of a lament for the dead
  4. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  5. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  6. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  7. Dionysian
    of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus
  8. euphony
    any pleasing and harmonious sounds
  9. exegesis
    an explanation or critical interpretation
  10. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  11. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  12. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  13. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
Created on Fri Jan 04 05:55:40 EST 2008

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