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Calligraphy
artistic elegant handwriting
Sanguine
optimistic and positive especially difficult situations
Vandalism
Deliberate destruction of property
insidious
gradual harmful subtle effects
Xenophile
someone who is attracted to foreign objects and people
Confiscate
take things with authority
Regurgitate
bring back swallowed food into the mouth
Vigil
staying awake to keep watch or pray
Clout
hard punch
Martyr
a person who dies or suffers willingly for a cause
Predominantly
Most of the time
Exploitation
taking advantage
Zealous
passionately showing enthusiasm
Monolith
a large block of upright stone
Seamstress
a person who sews fabric
Chieftain
A leader of a people or clan
Festoon
decorations
Mimeograph
a copy machine in the old days
Aghast
filled with horror or shock
Antique
considered valuable because of age
Aberration
anomaly
Conspicuous
attracting notice or attention
Eponymous
a noun named after a person or the thing
Semiquincentennial
250th anniversary
Precocious
advanced ; indicative of early development