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Mistborn: Secret History is a fantasy novella [n 1] by American author Brandon Sanderson, written as a companion story to the original trilogy of the Mistborn series. [1]The novella follows the story of Kelsier from Mistborn: The Final Empire and concludes with the events of the last book in the original trilogy, The Hero of Ages.
As forces of opposite intent, they could nevertheless join forces to make something (satisfying Preservation) which could also be destroyed (Ruin's desire). As a result, they created Scadrial. To prove to Ruin that he could destroy Scadrial when the time came, Preservation created humans, modeled on humanity they had already encountered in the ...
An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym , with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.
It is believed that the word is a combination of "squirm" and "icky" and is used to imply an uncomfortable feeling mixed with disgust. The term is used instead of disgust because that word implies moral repugnance to the act. [12] [105] [106] Sub drop: A strong physical and emotional response experienced by a participant in a BDSM scene. This ...
Antiphrasis is the rhetorical device of saying the opposite of what is actually meant in such a way that it is obvious what the true intention is. [1] Some authors treat and use antiphrasis just as irony, euphemism or litotes. [2] When the antiphrasal use is very common, the word can become an auto-antonym, [3] having opposite meanings ...
Historians note that Carter and Bush share a deep faith and had "evangelical" style in their presidencies, which they expressed in polar opposite ways. That contrast was widely seen in foreign policy.
Political corruption; Forms and concepts; Bribery; Censorship; Cronyism; Economics of corruption; Electoral fraud; Elite capture; Influence peddling; Insider trading
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