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n. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
(a) citadel
(b) podiatrist
(c) parable
(d) oratorio
 
n. characteristic nature of a people or community or era
(a) harping
(b) lineaments
(c) resignation
(d) ethos
 
n. in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy
(a) humus
(b) laity
(c) gnome
(d) conferment
 
n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
(a) solemnity
(b) impropriety
(c) jounce
(d) vagary
 
n. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; beginning rhyme; head rhyme
(a) patina
(b) alliteration
(c) progenitor
(d) volition

 

n. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); break; severance; falling out
(a) virtue
(b) rift
(c) anachronism
(d) momism
 
n. changing a particular word or phrase; rephrasing
(a) recasting
(b) chirology
(c) insurrection
(d) coiffure
 
n. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest; remonstration; objection
(a) brevity
(b) weft
(c) couturier
(d) remonstrance
 
n. a source of danger; peril; risk; endangerment
(a) prelate
(b) jeopardy
(c) mishap
(d) gyroscope
 
n. a covered cistern; sink; sump
(a) homily
(b) conserves
(c) cesspit
(d) progeny

n. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle (a) citadel
n. characteristic nature of a people or community or era (d) ethos
n. in Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy (b) laity
n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.) (d) vagary
n. use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse; beginning rhyme; head rhyme (b) alliteration
n. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); break; severance; falling out (b) rift
n. changing a particular word or phrase; rephrasing (a) recasting
n. the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest; remonstration; objection (d) remonstrance
n. a source of danger; peril; risk; endangerment (b) jeopardy
n. a covered cistern; sink; sump (c) cesspit

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