Charisma 

1. [kuh-riz-muh]

2. Noun.  a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people.

3.  1635–45;  < Late Latin  < Greek,  equivalent to char-  (base of cháris  favor, charízesthai  to favor; akin to yearn, exhort) + -isma -ism

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5. Charisma of a leader becomes institutionalized over time.

Contemporary 

1.[kuh n-tem-puh-rer-ee]

2. Adjective.   existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time:

3.  1625–35;  < Late Latin contempor-  (see contemporize) + -ary 

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 5. Their shop takes its name from an ammonite found in dorset, eons old, but the work on display here is strikingly contemporary.

Contend 

1. [kuh n-tend]

2. Verb.   to struggle in opposition:

3.  1400–50; late Middle English contenden  < Anglo-French contendre  < Latin contendere  to compete, strive, draw tight, equivalent to con- con- + tendere  to stretch; see tend¹

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 ^5. Contending factions to try their selfish experiments upon.

Conversely

1. /ˈkänvərslē/

2. Adverb.  Introducing a statement or idea that reverses one that has just been made or referred to.

3.  1350–1400; Middle English convers  (< Anglo-French ) < Latin conversus  past participle of convertere  to turn around, equivalent to con- con- + vert-  turn + -tus  past participle suffix; see convert

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5. Conversely , though, some local advertisers are relegated to the back end of show s.

Extrovert 

1.  [ek-struh-vurt, -stroh-]

2. Noun.  an outgoing, gregarious person.

3.  1665–75; extro- + Latin vertere  to turn

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5. When did you become more extrovert, like you are now?

Poignant 

1.  [poin-yuh nt, poi-nuh nt]

2. Adjective.  keenly distressing to the feelings:

3.  1350–1400; Middle English poynaunt  < Middle French poignant,  present participle of poindre  < Latin pungere  to prick, pierce. See pungent, -ant

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 5. The north and east owned a terrific influence, making all pain more poignant, all sorrow sadder.

Prevalent

1. [prev-uh-luh nt]

2. Adjective.  widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.

3. 1570–80;  < Latin praevalent-  (stem of praevalēns ), present participle of praevalēre  to prevail. See pre-, -valent 

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5. The demise of a readily available commercial system led to an increasingly prevalent view that the scale was dead.

proponent 

1.  [pruh-poh-nuh nt]

2. Noun.  a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.

3.  1580–90;  < Latin prōpōnent-  (stem of prōpōnēns ). See propone, -ent

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5. Leading proponent of factory reform who backed the 1833 factory reform act.

Quest 

1.  [kwest]

2. Noun. a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something:

3. 1275–1325;  (noun) Middle English queste  < Old French  < Latin quaesīta,  feminine past participle of quaerere  to seek; (v.) Middle English questen  < Old French quester,  derivative of the noun ]

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 5. Quest for divine immortality is a main thread of all the ancient myths associated with this constellation.

Traumatic 

1.  [truh-mat-ik, traw-, trou-]

2. Adjective.  of, pertaining to, or produced by a trauma or wound.

3. 1650–60;  < Late Latin traumaticus  < Greek traumatikós  pertaining to wounds, equivalent to traumat-  (stem of traûma trauma) + -ikos -ic 

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5. The crash was very traumatic for the girl and her siblings.