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Tolkein's vocabulary

a serious mistake usually caused by ignorance or confusion

to become gradually less and less until little remains

the quality of being widely honored and acclaimed - famous

accumulated facts, traditions, and beliefs about a particular subject

a confrontation, understanding and resolving a difficult situation; the avenging or punishing of past mistakes or misdeeds; to come to terms and settle accounts with

being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme