dystopia

dys·to·pi·a [dis-toh-pee-uh]
–noun a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.

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pulchritude

pul·chri·tude [puhl-kri-tood, -tyood]
–noun physical beauty; comeliness.

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maladroitly

mal·a·droit /ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[mal-uh-droit]
–adjective lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.

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suzerain

su·ze·rain [soo-zuh-rin, -reyn]
–noun

1.	a sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.

2.	History/Historical. a feudal overlord.

–adjective

3.	characteristic of or being a suzerain.

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penumbra

pe·num·bra [pi-nuhm-bruh]

1.	Astronomy. a. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def. 3a). b. the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def. 3b).

2.	a shadowy, indefinite, or marginal area.

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encomium

en·co·mi·um /ɛnˈkoʊmiəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[en-koh-mee-uhm]
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy: An encomium by the President greeted the returning hero.

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denouement

de·noue·ment [dey-noo-mahn]
–noun

1.	the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.

2.	the place in the plot at which this occurs.

3.	the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

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