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  1. Affluence       abundance, especially of wealth                                                                     
  2. Anthology       A collection of selected literary pieces                                                            
  3. Beatitude       A state of utmost bliss                                                                             
  4. Carrion         Dead and putrefying flesh                                                                           
  5. Conundrum       A riddle whose answer is or involves a pun                                                          
  6. din             a loud, confused noise                                                                              
  7. Epitaph         A brief inscription on a grave or tomb                                                              
  8. glen            a small secluded valley                                                                             
  9. hypothesis      a conclusion not yet fully proved                                                                   
  10. Isthmus         A narrow strip of land connecting two larger      land areas                                        
  11. Libretto        The text of a work for the musical theater                                                          
  12. Mien            Air or bearing, esp. as expressive of mood or     personality; demeanor                             
  13. Obeisance       A movement of the body made in token of respect   or submission                                     
  14. paternalism     a system under which authority minutely regulates the conduct of people                             
  15. propensity      an natural inclination; a leaning toward something                                                  
  16. reflection      meditation; the act of bending or folding back                                                      
  17. Semblance       a show without reality; a false pretense; a like- ness or resemblance                               
  18. teetotaler      one who abstains from alcoholic drinks                                                              
  19. Vainglory       excessive or groundless vanity; boastfulness                                                        
  20. yawl            a ship's small boat                                                                                 
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