VCR E - L10
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- APO
- (G)away from
- apocalypse
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n. 1. a prophetic disclosure or revelation, especially concerning a universal cataclysm
2. any widespread destruction
3. the last book of the Bible, also known as revalation - apocryphal
- adj. false; counterfeit; doubtful, especially in authorship or authenticity
- apoplexy
- n. a stroke; a sudden loss of muscular control, sensation, or consciousness usually resulting from rupture or blockage of a blood vessel(often used hyperbolically to describe a state of extreme rage that produces exaggerated responces)
- apostate
- n. a person who forsakes his or her own principles, religion, or allegiances
- CASTUS
- (L) pure, spotless
- CASTIGO
- (L) to punish, to correct, to restrain
- chasten
- v. to seek to improve through punishment; to discipline
- CLAUDO
- (L) to close
- occlusion
- n. something that blocks; an obstruction
- recluse
- n. someone who lives alone and avoids company; a hermit
- CLAVIS
- (L) key
- clavieer
- n. a keyboard instrument, like a piano or harpsichord, with strings
- conclave
- n. a private, exclusive, or secret meeting
- enclave
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n. 1. a country entirely or mostly enclosed within the territory of another country
2. a district or group isolated or enclosed within a larger one - DIA
- (G) through
- diadem
- n. a crown or headband worn as a sign of authority
- diatribe
- n. an abusive criticism or attack
- diametrical
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adj. 1. pertaining to a diameter
2. exactly or completely opposite - diaspora
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n. 1. any group migration or flight from a country
2. (capitalized) the dispersion of the Jews from their homeland in the Middle East