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metamorphosis
def: a transformation or dramatic change
syn: mutation
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donnybrook
def: a fight; an uproar
syn: brawl; quarrel; altercation
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nonchalant
def: unconcerned; indifferent
syn: detached; relaxed
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vestige
def: a trace or evidence of something that once existed
syn: remnant; hint
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interlocutor
def: someone who participates in a conversation
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procrustean
def: disregarding individual differences or circumstances
syn: ruthless; coldhearted; non-discriminating
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stygian
def: dark and forbidding
syn: shadowy
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sophistry
def: a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
syn: chicanery; ruse
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carte blanche
def: boundless authority; unlimited power to act
syn: license; sanction; free rein
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incantation
def: a chant; a recited magical spell
syn: invocation; spell
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cosmopolitan
def: worldly, sophisticated
syn: cultured
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rife
def: abundant; prevalent
syn: overflowing; rampant
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nomenclature
def: technical names or naming system in an art or science
syn: terminology
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brigand
def: a robber or bandit
syn: highwayman; outlaw
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contemptuous
def: haughty, scornful
syn: arrogant; derisive
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