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- ancient - - bias - - fanatic - - mystified - - sinister - - bate - - loom - - hatch - - steep - - convention -




a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.

utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).

(of an egg) open and produce a young animal.

Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.

appear as a shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

in a nervous and excited state anticipating what will happen

(of a slope, flight of stairs, angle, ascent, etc.) rising or falling sharply; nearly perpendicular.

an agreement between countries covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty.

belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.