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appellation
- n.
- A title or name that identifies
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diphthong
- n.
- A speech sound that consists fo two vowels
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eponym
- n.
- A person for whom something is named
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neologism
- n.
- A newly made-up word or expression
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parlance
- n.
- A particular manner or kind of speech
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patois
- n.
- A nonstandard dialect of a language
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polyglot
- adj.
- Of many groups speaking different languages
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solecism
- n.
- the ungrammatical usage of a word
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vulgar
- adj.
- Spoken by the common people
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amulet
- n.
- An object worn to bringt luck or protection
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capricious
- adj.
- Subject to sudden, unpredicatable changes
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fatalism
- n.
- The view that events are determined by fate
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incantation
- n.
- Set of words spoken as a magic charm
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propitious
- adj.
- Presenting favorable circumstances
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providential
- adj.
- Resulting from divine will
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quirk
- n.
- A peculiarity of behavior
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serendipity
- n.
- Ability to make discoveries by chance
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vagary
- n.
- A wild or unpredictable notion or action.
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vicissitude
- n.
- A change, usually sudden or unexpected
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continuity
- n.
- Condition of being without a stop
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converge
- v.
- To approach from different directions
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crux
- n.
- The basic or essential feature of something
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initiate
- tr. v.
- To begin; originate; cause to begin
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pivotal
- adj.
- Central or crucial to something
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sequel
- n.
- Something that follows; continuation
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subordinate
- n.
- One subject to another's authority
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tangential
- adj.
- Only superficially relevant
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terminate
- tr. v.
- To bring to an end; conclude
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ultimate
- adj.
- Last; coming to the end
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