advanced English reading vocabulary

College-level words that still earn their keep.

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liminal

at a threshold or transitional boundary

Phrase: a liminal threshold
Domain: Literary atmosphere
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ominous

suggesting that something bad is coming

Phrase: an ominous silence
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austere

plain, severe, disciplined

Phrase: an austere landscape
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verdant

green with plant life

Phrase: a verdant valley
Domain: Literary atmosphere
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desolate

empty, abandoned, bleak

Phrase: a desolate corridor
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luminous

glowing, intellectually or visually bright

Phrase: a luminous idea
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oblique

indirect, slanting, not straightforward

Phrase: an oblique warning
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tacit

understood without being said

Phrase: a tacit agreement
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latent

hidden but capable of emerging

Phrase: a latent threat
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residual

remaining after the main thing is gone

Phrase: residual unease
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visceral

felt bodily rather than abstractly

Phrase: a visceral reaction
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volatile

unstable and likely to change violently

Phrase: a volatile mood
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ethereal

delicate, airy, almost otherworldly

Phrase: an ethereal presence
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bleak

cold, hopeless, bare

Phrase: a bleak forecast
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ornate

elaborately decorated or complex

Phrase: ornate language
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stark

sharply clear, harsh, bare

Phrase: a stark contrast
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brooding

darkly thoughtful or threatening

Phrase: a brooding atmosphere
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hushed

quiet, subdued, reverent

Phrase: a hushed room
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jagged

rough-edged, uneven, harsh

Phrase: a jagged skyline
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oppressive

heavy, stifling, burdensome

Phrase: oppressive heat
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muted

softened, restrained, subdued

Phrase: muted colors
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brittle

fragile, tense, easily broken

Phrase: a brittle calm
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pristine

clean, untouched, original

Phrase: a pristine archive
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dilapidated

run-down from neglect

Phrase: a dilapidated manor
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uncanny

strangely familiar and unsettling

Phrase: an uncanny resemblance
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converge

to come together from different directions

Phrase: threads converge
Domain: Narrative motion
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fracture

to split or break apart

Phrase: a coalition fractures
Domain: Narrative motion
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recede

to move back or fade

Phrase: the memory recedes
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coalesce

to come together into a whole

Phrase: rumors coalesce
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precipitate

to cause suddenly or hasten

Phrase: precipitate a crisis
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unravel

to come apart or become understood

Phrase: the scheme unravels
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escalate

to intensify or rise in severity

Phrase: tensions escalate
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permeate

to spread through every part

Phrase: fear permeates the city
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displace

to push out or replace

Phrase: old loyalties displace reason
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entrench

to establish firmly

Phrase: entrenched habits
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foreshadow

to hint at future events

Phrase: a detail foreshadows betrayal
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subvert

to undermine or overturn

Phrase: subvert expectations
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culminate

to reach a final high point

Phrase: events culminate in exile
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manifest

to become visible or evident

Phrase: symptoms manifest
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provoke

to stir up or cause

Phrase: provoke suspicion
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withhold

to keep back deliberately

Phrase: withhold the truth
Domain: Narrative motion
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invoke

to call upon or cite

Phrase: invoke an ancient law
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linger

to remain after expected

Phrase: the doubt lingers
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collapse

to fall apart suddenly

Phrase: the plan collapses
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emerge

to come into view or existence

Phrase: a pattern emerges
Domain: Narrative motion
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intervene

to step in and alter events

Phrase: chance intervenes
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amplify

to intensify or make louder

Phrase: amplify the signal
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destabilize

to make unstable

Phrase: destabilize the regime
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reconcile

to make compatible or restore relations

Phrase: reconcile two accounts
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delineate

to mark boundaries clearly

Phrase: delineate the border
Domain: Narrative motion
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ambivalence

mixed or conflicting feelings

Phrase: deep ambivalence
Domain: Inner life
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These words name interior states that basic emotion labels flatten.

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resentment

bitter anger from unfairness

Phrase: quiet resentment
Domain: Inner life
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reverence

deep respect or awe

Phrase: religious reverence
Domain: Inner life
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apprehension

anxious anticipation

Phrase: mounting apprehension
Domain: Inner life
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composure

calm self-control

Phrase: regain composure
Domain: Inner life
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contrition

sincere remorse

Phrase: visible contrition
Domain: Inner life
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defiance

bold resistance

Phrase: an act of defiance
Domain: Inner life
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inhibition

restraint, especially internal

Phrase: social inhibition
Domain: Inner life
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fixation

an obsessive focus

Phrase: a dangerous fixation
Domain: Inner life
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melancholy

pensive sadness

Phrase: a melancholy mood
Domain: Inner life
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alienation

estrangement from self or society

Phrase: urban alienation
Domain: Inner life
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resolve

firm determination

Phrase: grim resolve
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lucidity

clear-mindedness

Phrase: moments of lucidity
Domain: Inner life
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paranoia

irrational suspicion

Phrase: political paranoia
Domain: Inner life
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compulsion

an irresistible urge

Phrase: a compulsion to confess
Domain: Inner life
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remorse

painful regret for wrongdoing

Phrase: belated remorse
Domain: Inner life
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indignation

anger at perceived injustice

Phrase: moral indignation
Domain: Inner life
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fervor

intense passionate feeling

Phrase: revolutionary fervor
Domain: Inner life
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reticence

reserved unwillingness to speak

Phrase: strategic reticence
Domain: Inner life
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vulnerability

openness to harm or exposure

Phrase: emotional vulnerability
Domain: Inner life
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disillusionment

loss of naive belief

Phrase: postwar disillusionment
Domain: Inner life
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yearning

deep longing

Phrase: a yearning for home
Domain: Inner life
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resignation

acceptance of something unwelcome

Phrase: weary resignation
Domain: Inner life
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bewilderment

confused inability to understand

Phrase: complete bewilderment
Domain: Inner life
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catharsis

emotional release or purging

Phrase: a moment of catharsis
Domain: Inner life
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premise

a starting assumption

Phrase: a hidden premise
Domain: Abstract logic
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inference

a conclusion drawn from evidence

Phrase: a plausible inference
Domain: Abstract logic
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criterion

a standard for judgment

Phrase: a useful criterion
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constraint

a limiting condition

Phrase: a hard constraint
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contingency

a possible event or dependence

Phrase: a contingency plan
Domain: Abstract logic
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causality

cause-and-effect relation

Phrase: complex causality
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anomaly

a deviation from the expected pattern

Phrase: a statistical anomaly
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paradox

an apparent contradiction with truth inside

Phrase: a central paradox
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corollary

a consequence that follows naturally

Phrase: a political corollary
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threshold

a point at which change begins

Phrase: a critical threshold
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spectrum

a continuous range

Phrase: a spectrum of responses
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framework

an organizing structure

Phrase: an analytic framework
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variable

a factor that can change

Phrase: a hidden variable
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mechanism

the process by which something works

Phrase: an underlying mechanism
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trajectory

a path of development over time

Phrase: a historical trajectory
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tradeoff

a sacrifice exchanged for a gain

Phrase: an unavoidable tradeoff
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assumption

something taken as true

Phrase: a fragile assumption
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implication

a consequence or suggested meaning

Phrase: a troubling implication
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ambiguity

openness to multiple meanings

Phrase: strategic ambiguity
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precedent

an earlier example shaping later cases

Phrase: a dangerous precedent
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analogy

a comparison that illuminates structure

Phrase: a flawed analogy
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exception

a case outside the rule

Phrase: a narrow exception
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continuity

unbroken connection over time

Phrase: institutional continuity
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discontinuity

a break in pattern or development

Phrase: a sharp discontinuity
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proportion

relative scale or balance

Phrase: a sense of proportion
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legitimacy

accepted right to rule or act

Phrase: crisis of legitimacy
Domain: Power and society
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sovereignty

supreme authority over a domain

Phrase: national sovereignty
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hierarchy

ranked order of power or status

Phrase: rigid hierarchy
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coalition

alliance of groups or actors

Phrase: fragile coalition
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faction

organized subgroup within a larger group

Phrase: rival faction
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bureaucracy

rule-bound administrative system

Phrase: imperial bureaucracy
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ideology

system of political or social beliefs

Phrase: dominant ideology
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hegemony

dominant influence or control

Phrase: cultural hegemony
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patronage

support exchanged through networks of favor

Phrase: political patronage
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solidarity

unity based on shared interests

Phrase: class solidarity
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anomie

social normlessness or breakdown of shared standards

Phrase: social anomie
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coercion

force or threats used to compel

Phrase: state coercion
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consensus

general agreement

Phrase: elite consensus
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dissent

open disagreement with authority

Phrase: public dissent
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mobilization

organizing people for action

Phrase: mass mobilization
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exclusion

keeping people out of access or belonging

Phrase: systemic exclusion
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assimilation

absorbing into a dominant culture

Phrase: forced assimilation
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pluralism

coexistence of multiple groups or values

Phrase: democratic pluralism
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stratification

layering by class, status, or rank

Phrase: social stratification
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marginalization

pushing groups to the edge of power

Phrase: economic marginalization
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accountability

being answerable for actions

Phrase: public accountability
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jurisdiction

official authority over a territory or matter

Phrase: contested jurisdiction
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regime

a system of rule

Phrase: an authoritarian regime
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mandate

authority granted to act

Phrase: a democratic mandate
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norm

shared standard of behavior

Phrase: a fragile norm
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mythos

the body of myths around a world

Phrase: a dense mythos
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artifact

an object with cultural or magical significance

Phrase: an ancient artifact
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sentient

capable of awareness

Phrase: a sentient machine
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augmented

enhanced by technology or magic

Phrase: augmented perception
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synthetic

artificially made

Phrase: synthetic memory
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biome

a distinct ecological region

Phrase: an alien biome
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terraform

to alter a planet for habitation

Phrase: terraform Mars
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singularity

a transformative intelligence threshold

Phrase: technological singularity
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chronology

order of events in time

Phrase: fractured chronology
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cosmology

a model of the universe

Phrase: mythic cosmology
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portal

a gateway between places, realms, or systems

Phrase: a dimensional portal
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apparition

a ghostly figure

Phrase: a pale apparition
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enchantment

magical influence or spell

Phrase: a binding enchantment
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prophecy

prediction with mythic authority

Phrase: a false prophecy
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lineage

ancestral descent or inheritance

Phrase: royal lineage
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ascension

rise to a higher state or rank

Phrase: divine ascension
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mutation

genetic or structural change

Phrase: rapid mutation
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simulation

an artificial model or reality

Phrase: nested simulation
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substrate

underlying material or system

Phrase: biological substrate
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aberration

a departure from the normal order

Phrase: spacetime aberration
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sentience

capacity for subjective awareness

Phrase: machine sentience
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incursion

hostile entry into a territory

Phrase: demonic incursion
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relic

surviving object from the past

Phrase: a sacred relic
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avatar

embodied representative or digital self

Phrase: a battle avatar
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transcendence

going beyond ordinary limits

Phrase: technological transcendence
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