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Apoplexy

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A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to lack of oxygen in the brain

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Arduous

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Difficult to accomplish

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Canon

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Conforming to orthodox or recognized views

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Capacious

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Large in capacity

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Credulity

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Tendency to believe readily

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Debonnaire

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Courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm

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Earnest

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Serious; Showing sincerity of feeling; Grave; Important

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Effrontery

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Shameless boldness; Impudence

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Epigram

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A witty saying

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Equanimity

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Mental calmness or stability especially in a difficult situation

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Expurgation

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Deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work

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Farce

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A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbably situations

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Flat

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Apartment

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Forte

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One’s strong point or strength

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Gorgon

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Any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had snakes for hair

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Impetuous

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Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

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Indecorous

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Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Indiscretion

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Behavior or speech that displays a lack of good judgment

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Insuperable

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Incapable of being surmounted or excelled

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Inversion

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Reversal of the normal order or words

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Machination

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A crafty and involved plot to achieve sinister ends

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Mercenary

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Working or acting merely for money or other reward at the expense of ethics

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Misanthrope

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Someone who dislikes people in general

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Neologism

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A newly coined word or expression