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| vogue | n. style;fashion;popularity |
| faction | n. a group of people within a larger group, usually causing conflict or disagreement; a selfish or quarrelsome group |
| assay | n. an analysis (especially of ore) to determine composition; v. to assess or put to a test; to attempt or try |
| taint | n. a trace of something bad or harmful, or of contamination or infection; v. to infect, corrupt, poison; to spoil; to besmear (someone's name or reputation); to stain |
| diverge | v. to move or extend in different directions from a common point; to differ in opinion |
| inherent | adj. inborn, basic, native |
| fiord | n. a long, narrow inlet of the sea, with steep cliffs rising alongside |
| unremitting | adj. never stopping or slackening; unceasing; constant |
| augment | v. to increse; to make greater; to enlarge |
| subside | v. to sink or fall to a lower level; to become less active; to wane |
| abstain | v. to choose to do without; to refrain from |
| entomology | n. the branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| tepid | adj. slightly warm; lukewarm; lacking warmth of feeling or enthusiasm |
| prototype | n. an original model on which subsequent forms are based; a standard example |
| credence | n. belief; acceptance as valid or true |
| omnivorous | adj. eating every kind of food, both animal and vegetable; eagerly taking in everything |
| idyll | n. a short description of peaceful country life; a scene suitable for such a work |
| catharsis | n. a purging; a purifying by ridding of emotions, especially through the experience of art |
| dissipate | v. to spread in every direction; to scatter; to waste |
| entity | n. a being; something with independent existence, either in acutality or in one's mind; a discrete unit |
