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::: subliminal - below the threshold of conscious perception; Ex. subliminal advertisement
::: cordon - extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (
::: luminary - celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
::: premise - assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based
::: constituency - voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters (or constituents)
::: schism - division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split
::: merit - good quality deserving praise; merits: aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval; Ex. judge each plan on its own merits; V: deserve; earn
::: sadistic - inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty
::: chancellor - legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor
::: sleek - smooth and shining (as from good health); V.