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-->>:adjunct::something joined or added to another thing
-->>:anguish::extreme pain or distress of body or mind
-->>:autonomy::self-directing freedom
-->>:caliph::a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam
-->>:colloquy::a high level of serious discussion
-->>:demise::death; the end of something
-->>:emollient::something that softens or smooths
-->>:gambit::a chess opening in which a player risks a piece togain an advantage in position; a calculated move
-->>:horticulture::the science and art of growing fruits, plants, vegetables and flowers
-->>:interregnum::time during which a throne is vacant between successive reigns
-->>:lampoon::a humorous and satirical written attack against a person
-->>:mesa::a usually isolated hill having steeply sloping sides and a level top
-->>:nonentity::nonexistent
-->>:paradox::something (e.g. a person, statement, or act) with seemingly contradictory qualities
-->>:polytheism::the belief in more than one god
-->>:rapture::ecstasy; ecstatic joy
-->>:savant::a man of exceptional learning
-->>:sycophant::a servile, base flatterer
-->>:usury::the practice of charging an illegally or immorallyhigh interest rate
-->>:volition::the exercise of the will; strength of will