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::: bastard - illegitimate child
::: longevity - long life; long duration
::: despot - tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism
::: absolute - complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism
::: pedantic - bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry
::: culprit - one guilty of a crime
::: denotation - meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation
::: seedy - run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds; Ex. seedy downtown hotel
::: intelligentsia - intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)
::: mordant - biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit