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  1. affliction      great suffering; something which causes great painor distress                                       
  2. antagonist      one who opposes another, especially in combat                                                       
  3. bastion         a fortified area or position; a stronghold                                                          
  4. Carnage         Great and bloody slaughter, as in battle                                                            
  5. continuity      an unbroken series; a succession                                                                    
  6. diligence       persistent care in performing one's duties                                                          
  7. epigram         a brief, clever remark                                                                              
  8. Ghoul           A legendary evil being that robs graves           and feeds on corpses                              
  9. hypocrisy       the deceitful pretense of virtue; not acting in   accordance with one's words                       
  10. iota            a very small or insignificant amount                                                                
  11. Lexicon         A book containing words of a language and         their definitions                                 
  12. Microcosm       A community or orther unity that is an epitome    of a larger unity                                 
  13. numismatics     the study or coins, medals, etc.                                                                    
  14. parsimony       extreme or excessive economy or frugality                                                           
  15. promontory      a high point of land projecting over water                                                          
  16. Rectitude       uprightness in principles or conduct; correctness                                                   
  17. Scourge         a severe punishment; something which brings about severe suffering or death                         
  18. Tautology       repetition of the same idea in different words                                                      
  19. Vagary          a wild fancy; an extravagant notion                                                                 
  20. xenophobia      fear or hatred of foreigners and foreign things                                                     
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