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ornate 
1
 | work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
| advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner |
paradigm
2
| one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| essential premise; underlying assumption |
| fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| make invalid; make null; invalidate; counteract force or effectiveness of |
paradox
3
| descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| benefactor; regular customer |
| something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
pariah
4
| one that serves as a pattern or model; system of assumptions, concepts, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality |
| privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| social outcast; person who is rejected from society or home |
| all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
parody
5
| practical as opposed to idealistic; concerned with the practical worth or impact of something |
| work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| open to view; not secret or hidden |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
patron
6
| inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| benefactor; regular customer |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| who acts in response to particular situations rather than upon abstract ideals; one who acts in a practical or straightforward manner |
patronize
7
| deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; inadequate; feeble |
| act as a patron to; support or sponsor |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
pliable
8
| make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; eliminate |
| flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
| no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| harmful to living things; injurious to health |
ponderous
9
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| model of excellence or perfection; peerless example |
| having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
| enthusiastically worded approval; round of applause |
posterity
10
| descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| inclination; natural tendency; readiness; facility of learning |
| slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry |