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::: unassailable - not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question
::: controvert - oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy
::: respite - time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve
::: paragon - model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue
::: pandemonium - wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost
::: convivial - pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial
::: brand - trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
::: pedagogue - teacher; CF. child leader
::: impolitic - not wise; not expedient; not politic
::: regent - a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent