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Week 18 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| primordial | existing at the beginning of time |
| obscurity | state of being unknown or inconspicuous; unclearness |
| explicitly | clearly and obviously; leaving no doubt as to the intended meaning |
| megalomania | greed for power |
| psychosomatic | describes physical illness caused by mental factors such as stress |
| ecclesiastical | belonging to or involving the Christian church or clergy |
| perpetrator | someone who does something criminal or morally wrong |
| plausible | believable, appearing to be true, usually in the absence of proof |
| antecedent | something that happened before something else |
| inviolate | not subject to change or destruction; kept pure and unblemished |