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- -->>:acme::highest point or stage
- -->>:amulet::object worn to ward off evil
- -->>:audacity::daring boldness; arrogant disregard for established norms of behavior
- -->>:butte::isolated hill with steep sides
- -->>:civility::courtesy, politeness
- -->>:debacle::a sudden or disastrous breakdown or collapse
- -->>:duration::the period of time during which something lasts
- -->>:fortitude::strength of mind that enables a person to bear pain or adversity with courage
- -->>:heresy::dissent from a dominant theory or opinion, esp. dissent from church dogma
- -->>:infidel::an unbeliever in respect to a particular religion
- -->>:kudos::glory; credit; praise
- -->>:maw::a receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing
- -->>:necrophobia::fear of death
- -->>:pacifism::opposition to war or violence; refusal to participate in war
- -->>:pique::a fit of resentment; a feeling of having been wounded
- -->>:quisling::one who betrays his country to the enemy in return for power
- -->>:reticence::the quality of being silent or reserved in speech
- -->>:subterfuge::any deceptive device or stratagem; a stratagem used to conceal something
- -->>:tyro::a beginner; a novice
- -->>:vilification::a defamatory utterance; the act of defaming