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  1. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  2. breach
    make an opening or gap in
  3. iniquitous
    characterized by injustice or wickedness
  4. demise
    the time when something ends
  5. tumultuous
    characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  6. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  7. lummox
    an awkward, foolish person
  8. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  9. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  10. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  11. critique
    a serious examination and judgment of something
  12. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  13. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  14. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  15. evanescence
    the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
  16. feint
    deceive by a mock action
  17. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  18. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  19. oration
    an instance of formal speaking
  20. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
Created on Fri Nov 21 17:20:44 EST 2014

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