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Alkaid: A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the east-most star of the Plough

apotheosis: The fact or action of becoming a god; deification.

Circean: pleasing but dangerous

cornucopia: A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted.

ellipsis: A mark consisting of three periods, historically with spaces in between, before, and after them “ . . . ”, nowadays a single character “…” (used in printing to indicate an omission).

audacious: Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

expiate: To atone or make reparation for.

lascivious: Feeling or revealing an overt and often offensive sexual desire

ileum: The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.

Luddite: A person opposed to increased industrialization or new technology

maven: A self-styled expert in a given field.

obfuscate: Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

puerile: Childishly silly and trivial

sepsis: The presence in tissues of harmful bacteria and their toxins, typically through infection of a wound

sybarite: A person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury

tacit: Understood or implied without being stated

tyro: a learner or beginner

ubiquitous: Being everywhere at once: omnipresent.

whinge: Complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way

zeitgeist: The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.

harbinger: A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

dearth: A scarcity or lack of something

penultimate: Coming next-to-last in a sequence.

coup: A sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government

xenophobia: An exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners.

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