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  1. abstinence      a voluntary forbearance from some desired thing;  staying away from alcoholic drink                 
  2. Altruism        unselfish regard for the welfare of others                                                          
  3. archives        a place in which documents are preserved                                                            
  4. Brigand         One who lives by plunder                                                                            
  5. churl           a rude person                                                                                       
  6. crucible        a severely trying test or experience; a vessel formelting metals                                    
  7. Doggerel        Verse marked by triviality or inferior worth                                                        
  8. fetter          a chain or shackle placed on the feet                                                               
  9. Hearth          Brick, stone, or cement area in front of          a fireplace                                       
  10. incandescence   a luminosity or glow; a brilliant shining                                                           
  11. kink            an abrupt bend, curl, loop or tangle in a line    or wire                                           
  12. mandate         an authoritative command; an order                                                                  
  13. Nadir           The lowest point                                                                                    
  14. Orifice         An opening through which something may pass                                                         
  15. Philanthropist  One who actively promotes human welfare                                                             
  16. quiescience     the quality or state of being inactive                                                              
  17. Requisite       that which cannot be dispensed with; indispensable                                                  
  18. stipend         fixed or regular pay; salary                                                                        
  19. treason         the betrayal of trust; treachery, especially to a state                                             
  20. Vestige         a trace of something lost; a trace of something                                                     
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