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spontaneous (adjective)

    Self generated; happening without any apparent external cause.
        e.g.: He made a spontaneous offer of help.
    Done by one's own free choice, or without planning.
    proceeding from natural feeling or native tendency without external constraint
    arising from a momentary impulse

veneration (noun)

    The act of venerating or the state of being venerated.
    ​Profound reverence, respect or awe.
    Religious zeal, idolatry or devotion.

despondent (adjective)

    In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

propagation (noun)

    the multiplication or natural increase in a population
    the dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number

relinquish (verb)

    To give up, abandon or retire from something.
    To let go (free, away), physically release.
    To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession.
    To accept to give up, withdraw etc.
        e.g.: The delegations saved the negotiations by relinquishing their incompatible claims to sole jurisdiction

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bleak (adjective)

    Without color; pale; pallid.  
    Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
    Unhappy; cheerless; miserable; emotionally desolate.
        e.g.: Downtown Albany felt bleak that February after the divorce.

pallid (adjective)

    Appearing weak, pale or wan.
        e.g.: The patient left the hospital but was very pallid.

wan (adjective)

    Pale, sickly-looking.
    Dim, faint.
    Bland, uninterested.
        e.g.: A wan expression

dim (adjective)

    Not bright or colorful.
        e.g.: The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.
    Not smart or intelligent.
        e.g.: He may be a bit dim, but he's not retarded.
    Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
        e.g.: His vision grew dimmer as he aged.
    Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.

indistinct (adjective)

    Not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim
    Hazy or vague
    Difficult to understand

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fiat (noun)

    An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.

ogre (noun)

    A type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh.
    A brutish man whose behavior resembles that of the mythical ogre.

rancor (noun)

    The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.
        e.g.: I could almost see the rancor in his eyes when he challenged me to a fight.

supplant (verb)

    To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.
        e.g.: Will online dictionaries ever supplant paper dictionaries?

supersede (verb)

    Set (something) aside.
    Take the place of.
        e.g.: No one could supersede his sister.
    Displace in favour of another.
        e.g.: Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.

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erupt (verb)

    To violently eject.
        e.g.: The volcano erupted, spewing lava across a wide area.
    To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
        e.g.: The crowd erupted in anger.

awry (adverb)

    Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
    Perversely, improperly.

lobe (noun)

    Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form.
    A division of the brain.

semblance (noun)

    likeness, similarity; the quality of being similar.
    Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.

neatnik (noun)

    A stickler for neatness or cleanliness.
        e.g.: His mom is such a neatnik that a dirty dish never even hits her sink.

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invoice (noun)

    a bill; a commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer indicating the products, quantities and agreed prices for products or services that the seller has already provided the buyer with. An invoice indicates that, unless paid in advance, payment is due by the buyer to the seller, according to the agreed terms.
    The lot or set of goods as shipped or received.
        e.g.: The merchant receives a large invoice of goods.

deception (noun)

    An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead and/or delude someone into errantly believing a lie or inaccuracy.

prompt (adjective)

    Ready, willing
    Quick, acting without delay.
        e.g.: He was very prompt at getting a new job.
    On time, punctual.
        e.g.: Be prompt for your appointment.

groove (noun)

    A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such a slot cut into a hard material to provide a location for an engineering component, a tyre groove, or a geological channel or depression.
    A fixed routine
    The middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit.
    A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.