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Cathexis

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the investment of emotional significance in an activity, object, or idea.

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Numen

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divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.

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Canalize

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to make a canal or canals through.

to divert into certain channels; give a certain direction to or provide a certain outlet for.

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Portion

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a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it

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Weltschmerz

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sorrow that one feels and accepts as one’s necessary portion in life; sentimental pessimism.

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Incest

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the crime of sexual intercourse, cohabitation, or marriage between persons within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity wherein marriage is legally forbidden.

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Rapprochement

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an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations

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Corporeal

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of the nature of the physical body; bodily.

material; tangible

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Conspicuity

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easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

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Irreconcilable

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incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible

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Ardor

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great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion

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Agnostic

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asserting the uncertainty of all claims to knowledge

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Eugenic

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of or bringing about improvement in the type of offspring produced.

having good inherited characteristics.

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Complacency

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a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.

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Contentment

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Ease of mind; satisfaction

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Rectify

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to make, put, or set right; remedy; correct

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Accommodation

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anything that supplies a need, want, favor, convenience, etc.

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Goy

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A non Jewish person; a gentile

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Ardent

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intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous

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Evangelical

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marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause.

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Chaos

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a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.

the infinity of space or formless matter supposed to have preceded the existence of the ordered universe.

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Cohabit

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to live together in an intimate relationship

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Theosophy

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any of various forms of philosophical or religious thought based on a mystical insight into the divine nature.

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Tonsure

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the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.

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Erotic

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arousing or satisfying sexual desire

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Demigod

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a mythological being who is partly divine and partly human

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Demiurge

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a supernatural being imagined as creating or fashioning the world in subordination to the Supreme Being, and sometimes regarded as the originator of evil.

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Artificer

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a person who is skillful or clever in devising ways of making things; inventor.

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Dignity

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conduct or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.

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Integrity

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adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.

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Aplomb

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the perpendicular, or vertical, position; poise

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Dismay

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to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble.

to surprise in such a manner as to disillusion

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Rapture

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ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.

the carrying of a person to another place or sphere of existence.

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Vivify

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to give life to; animate; quicken.

to enliven; brighten; sharpen.

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Judicial

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of or pertaining to a judge; proper to the character of a judge; judgelike

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Parricide

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the act of killing one’s father, mother, or other close relative.

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Forlorn

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expressive of hopelessness; despairing

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Guise

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general external appearance; aspect; semblance.

assumed appearance or mere semblance.

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Obstinate

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not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.

characterized by inflexible persistence or an unyielding attitude

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Laborer

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a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training

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Revere

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to regard with respect tinged with awe

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Venerate

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to regard or treat with reverence; revere.

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Lust

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intense sexual desire or appetite.

ardent enthusiasm; zest; relish.

a passionate or overmastering desire or craving

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Cull

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to choose; select; pick.

to gather the choice things or parts from.

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Frugal

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prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful; penny pinching

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Pretentious

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characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved

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Pariah

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an outcast.

any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.

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Pretense

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make-believe

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Foreboding

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a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc

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Negligible

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so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded

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Ignorant

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lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned

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Lethargy

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the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.

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Vacuity

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the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness

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Introjection

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an unconscious psychic process by which a person incorporates into his or her own psychic apparatus the characteristics of another person or object.

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Parsimony

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extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess

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Exalt

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to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.

To elevate

To praise

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Symbiosis

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a relationship between two people in which each person is dependent upon and receives reinforcement, whether beneficial or detrimental, from the other.

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Amalgamate

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to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine

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Coagulate

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to change from a fluid into a thickened mass

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Erroneous

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containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong

straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc.

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Prudent

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wise or judicious in practical affairs

careful in providing for the future

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Precarious

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dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable

dependent on the will or pleasure of another; liable to be withdrawn or lost at the will of another

having insufficient, little, or no foundation

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Acute

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sharp or severe in effect; intense

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Analogous

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Corresponding

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Doctrine

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a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject

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Sentient

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having the power of perception by the senses

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Solemn

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grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood

causing serious thoughts or a grave mood

serious or earnest

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Earnest

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serious in intention, purpose, or effort

showing depth and sincerity of feeling

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Coffer

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a box or chest, especially one for valuables.

a treasury

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Ligature

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anything that serves for binding or tying up, as a band, bandage, or cord.

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Rapacious

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given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.

inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate

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Greed

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excessive or rapacious desire, especially for wealth or possessions.

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Arcana

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a secret; mystery.

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Maiden

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a girl or young unmarried woman; sometimes meaning a virgin

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Denote

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to be a mark or sign of; indicate

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Excommunicate

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to exclude or expel from membership or participation in any group, association, etc.

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Etcetera

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a number of other things or persons unspecified

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Subordination

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the act of placing in a lower rank or position

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Involution

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an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.

Biology: retrograde development; degeneration.

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Verbatim

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in exactly the same words; word for word

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Consummate

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to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.

to complete (an arrangement, agreement, or the like) by a pledge or the signing of a contract

to complete (the union of a marriage) by the first marital sexual intercourse.

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Surcharge

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an additional charge, tax, or cost.

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Fantasy

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imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.

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Alias

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a false name used to conceal one’s identity; an assumed name

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Regicide

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the killing of a king.

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Facade

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Architecture: the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one.

Architecture: any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.

a superficial appearance or illusion of something

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Legion

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any large group of armed men.

any great number of persons or things; multitude.

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Mania

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Excessive enthusiasm or excitement

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Permeate

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to pass into or through every part of

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Introspection

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observation or examination of one’s own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.

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Perplexed

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bewildered; puzzled

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Sinews

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A tendon

the source of strength, power, or vigor: the sinews of the nation.

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Aloof

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at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart

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Eucharist

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the consecrated elements of the Holy Communion, especially the bread.

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Parapsychology

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the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.

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Antinomian

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a person who maintains that Christians are freed from the moral law by virtue of grace as set forth in the gospel.

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