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Explanation of vicissitude (noun)
form: vicissitudes

a change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune



   
Explanation of pyromania (noun)
an insane propensity to set things on fire



   
Explanation of submergence (noun)
flood; inundate; engulf



   
Explanation of alienation (noun)
form: alienations

estrangement



   
Explanation of protagonist (noun)
a leader in any enterprise or contest



   
Explanation of stringency (noun)
strictness



   
Explanation of lea (noun)
form: leas

a field



   
Explanation of fallow (noun)
land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest



   
Explanation of corollary (noun)
form: corollaries

a proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration



   
Explanation of cornice (noun)
form: cornices

an ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling



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