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| mirth | gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter |
| fatalism | 1) the doctrine that all events are predetermined by fate and are therefore unalterable -or- 2) acceptance of the belief that all events are predetermined and inevitable |
| emancipate | to free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate -or- law. To release a child from control of parents or guardian |
| clandestine | kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose |
| tranquility | the quality or state of being tranquil; serenity |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name assumed by an author; a pen name; ex. Mark Twain |
| epistle | a letter, especially a formal one -or- a literary composition in the form of a letter |
| abyss | an unfathomable chasm; a yawning gulf -or- an immeasurably profound depth or void |
| insurmountable | impossible to surmount; insuperable |
| impeccable | having no flaws; perfect; incapable of sin or wrongdoing |
| insufferable | difficult or impossible to endure; intolerable |
| supercilious | feeling or showing haughty disdain |
| fatuous | vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish -or- delusive; unreal |
