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1. Bedlam noun pejorative terms for an insane asylum; a state ofextreme confusion and disorder
2. Chauvinism noun fanatical patriotism; activity indicative of belief inthe superiority of men over women
3. Draconian adj. of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
4. Herculean adj. extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules; displayingsuperhuman strength or power
5. Martinet noun someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms maudlin adj. effusively or insincerely emotional
6. Mesmerize verb induce hypnosis in; attract strongly, as if with amagnet
7. Silhouette noun a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniformcolor; an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow); verb representby a silhouette; project on a background, such as a screen, like asilhouette
8. stentorian adj. used of the voice; loud or powerful in voice
9. titanic adj. of great force, size or power
10. concomitant adj. following as a consequence; noun an eventor situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
11. eon noun (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the SupremeBeing and playing various roles in the operation of the universe; animmeasurably long period of time; the longest division of geological time extant adj. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost hiatus noun a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript); a naturalopening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure; aninterruption in the intensity or amount of something inure verb cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; accustom to something by subjection to exposure irrevocable adj. incapable of being retracted or revoked millennium noun a span of 1000 years; the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it); perpetuity noun the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) pristine adj. immaculately clean and unused; completely free fromdirt or contamination transience noun an

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