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| aftermath | the time after or the consequences of an event, usually a bad event |
| antipodes | opposites, places at the opposite side of the world from each other |
| decipher | to make out what something says when it is difficult or impossible to read; to study something until it becomes understandable |
| degrading | making someone feel humiliated and ashamed by a reduction in grade, rank or standing |
| elite | a privileged minority, with more wealth, talent, or social standing than others. |
| galaxy | a huge assembly of stars, planets, gas and dust; a gathering of famous, brilliant or distinguished people or things. |
| hazy | visually unclear, but also imprecise and unspecific, or showing a lack of understanding or knowledge |
| inexplicable | something that is difficult or impossible to describe, understand or justify |
| paraphernalia | assorted objects or items of equipment generally specific to a particular activity, or property given to a wife by her husband on her wedding day, and therefore legally her own. |
| plaudit | an expression of praise or approval |
| posthumous | occurring after someone’s death; published, printed or born after death |
| quail | a small game bird, generally with mottled brown plumage, to tremble or shrink with fear |
| remonstrate | to reason or argue forcefully with someone about something |
| rote | mechanical repetition of something so that is remembered, regardless of understanding, a medieval stringed instrument, the sound of the surf |
| specify | to state or identify something with explicit detail, to stipulate or make a condition |
| unassuming | modest, acting in a way that does not suppose superiority |
| zone | an area kept or regarded as separate, especially with a particular use or function, or a subsection of a particular area. |
