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  1. allusion        an implied or indirect reference, especially in   literature                                        
  2. Apostate        One who abandons a previous loyalty, eg. religion                                                   
  3. breadth         distance from side to side; a wide expanse                                                          
  4. chevron         an insignia consisting of stripes meeting at an   angle                                             
  5. criterion       a standard by which judgment can be made                                                            
  6. distortion      the quality of being twisted or bent out of shape                                                   
  7. Felicity        The quality or state of being happy                                                                 
  8. guile           treacherous cunning or craft; deceit                                                                
  9. Impasse         A predicament affording no obvious escape                                                           
  10. juncture        the act of joining or being joined; a crossroads; an emergency or crisis                            
  11. malefactor      one who commits a crime; an evil person                                                             
  12. mutation        a change or modification in the form or structure of a thing                                        
  13. orb             a rounded mass, a sphere, globe, etc.                                                               
  14. Peroration      The concluding part of a discourse                                                                  
  15. Quay            a wharf or man-made landing place                                                                   
  16. reproof         criticism for a fault; rebuke                                                                       
  17. solitude        the quality or state of being alone; seclusion                                                      
  18. transom         a small window above a door or window                                                               
  19. vertex          the point opposite to and farthest from the base  of a figure; the highest point                    
  20. zest            a quality of enhancing enjoyment; eagerness                                                         
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