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Tenet
principle, theory, belief, precept, rule, opinion, view, ideology any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement
Incredulous
disbelieving, skeptical, unbelieving, doubtful, dubious
Supplant
displace, succeed, replace, step into the shoes of, unseat to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like
insipience
lack of wisdom; foolishness
numismatist
a person who collects numismatic items, esp. coins. a specialist in numismatics
Ode
verse, rhyme, sonnet, elegy, couplet, epic, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion; (originally) a poem intended to be sung
Morass
mess, chaos, muddle, mire, knot, jungle; any confusing or troublesome situation, esp. one from which it is difficult to free oneself; entanglement
Complicity
involvement, responsibility, collusion, connivance, participation, support; the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing: complicity in a crime
Pliable
flexible, bendable, supple, pliant, adaptable, adjustable,
Infirmity
ill-health, sickness, frailty, medical condition; a moral weakness or failing
Bathos
anticlimax, letdown, comedown, nadir, a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax.
Certitude
conviction, certainty, sureness, confidence
scorched
parched, dry as a bone, arid, seared, baked; To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. To wither or parch with intense heat. To destroy (land and buildings) by or as if by fire so as to leave nothing salvageable to an enemy army. To subject to severe censure; excoriate.
litigious
of or pertaining to litigation; inclined to dispute or disagree, controversial, debatable, arguable, touchy, argumentative
bravura
boldness, daring, spirit, nerve, guts, bravery; brilliant, magnificent, exceptional, dazzling, and showy technical skill: "in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water"; "the music ends with a display of bravura"
biopic
a biographical motion picture that dramatizes the life of an actual person or people
rendition
version, performance, a translation, an interpretation, as of a role or a piece of music.
hawk
a bird; also called war hawk (Informal) a person, esp. one in public office, who advocates war or a belligerent national attitude
grapple
wrestle, struggle, fight, seize, snatch, grab, clasp
brimming
full, overflowing, packed, filled, crammed, to the top
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