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Conspiracy

n. a secret plan amongst two or more people to commit a crime or cause harm; the act of conspiring.


Anachronism

n. a person or thing that is out of place in time; a chronological error or misplacement.


Astronaut

n. a person who travels in space, or is trained to travel in space.


Penumbra

n. 1. the partially shaded area between full shadow and full light, as in an eclipse; 2. gloom or uncertainty, whether literal or figurative.


Apogee

n. 1. the point in a satellite’s orbit when it is furthest away from the earth; 2. the pinnacle or highest point of achievement


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