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::: indigence - poverty
::: feral - (of an animal) not domestic; wild
::: forfeit - something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture
::: avantgarde - group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard
::: suspense - state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty
::: inception - start; beginning
::: millennium - thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity
::: soliloquy - talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
::: personify - represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification
::: irreparable - not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair