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- -->>:adversity::a condition of suffering or destitution; a misfortune
- -->>:annals::historical records
- -->>:balm::a healing ointment; a spicy aromatic odor
- -->>:caprice::a disposition to change one's mind impulsively
- -->>:conceit::extreme self-esteem; a fanciful thought or expression
- -->>:dictum::an authoritative pronouncement
- -->>:endurance::the act or capacity of bearing up under hardship; the duration of a thing
- -->>:gauntlet::a glove to protect the hand worn with medieval armor
- -->>:hyperbole::an exaggeration intended to produce a strong effect
- -->>:intuition::quick and ready insight
- -->>:leverage::power and effectiveness
- -->>:metaphysics::division of philosophy that includes ontology, cosmology, etc.
- -->>:notoriety::the state of being generally and unfavorably known
- -->>:parchment::sheep or goatskin used for writing on; paper resembling this
- -->>:predecessor::one who precedes another, especially in some office or position
- -->>:reconnaissance::a preliminary examination or survey of land or a country
- -->>:schism::a division of a church or other organized body into factions
- -->>:synopsis::a summary
- -->>:vacillation::a swaying one way and then another; a fluctuation
- -->>:wont::ordinary manner of doing something