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TYRANNY

oppressive power

The meaning of the word tyranny is oppressive power.

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pryto look closely or inquisitively
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
outstripto go faster or farther than
contentiouslikely to cause disagreement or argument
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light