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::: decadence - decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent
::: dogged - determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
::: patrimony - property inherited from a father
::: digression - wandering away from the subject; V. digress
::: abstain - refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote;
::: rampart - defensive mound of earth
::: brittle - hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. brittle situation
::: enunciate - announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate; Ex. This theory was first enunciated by him.
::: nourishment - something that nourishes; food
::: jocund - merry