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What does Caveat mean?
A warning or caution: "A final caveat: Most experts feel that clients get unsatisfactory results when they don't specify clearly what they want" (Savvy).
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Vanguard
van·guard (vngärd)n.1. The foremost position in an army or fleet advancing into battle.2. a. The foremost or leading position in a trend or movement.b. Those occupying a foremost position
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Denouement
de·noue·ment also dé·noue·ment (dn-mä)n.1. a. The final resolution or clarification of a dramatic or narrative plot.b. The events following the climax of a drama or novel in which such a resolution or clarification takes place.2. The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result.
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Aesthetic
- 1. Relating to the philosophy or theories of aesthetics.2. Of or
- concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste: the aesthetic
- faculties.3. Characterized by a heightened sensitivity to beauty.4.
- Artistic: The play was an aesthetic success.5. Informal Conforming to
- accepted notions of good taste.
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Curmudgeon
cur·mudg·eon (kr-mjn)n. An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
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Fraught
fraught (frôt)adj.1. Filled with a specified element or elements; charged: an incident fraught with danger; an evening fraught with high drama.
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Impetuous
im·pet·u·ous (m-pch-s)adj.1. Characterized by sudden and forceful energy or emotion; impulsive and passionate.2. Having or marked by violent force: impetuous, heaving waves.
Synonyms: impetuous, heedless, hasty, headlong, precipitate, sudden
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Malfeasance
mal·fea·sance (ml-fzns)n. Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official.
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nu·ance
nu·ance (näns, ny-, n-äns, ny-)n.1. A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.2. Expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone: a rich artistic performance, full of nuance.
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Acerbate
acerbate [ˈæsəˌbeɪt]vb (tr)1. to embitter or exasperate 2. to make sour or bitter
acerbate - cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more" embitter, envenom
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Encumbrance
- Noun1.encumbrance - an onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that's a load off my mind"burden, onus, incumbrance, loadheadache, worry, vexation, concern
- - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness;
- "New York traffic is a constant concern"; "it's a major worry"dead weight - an oppressive encumbrance
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Potpourii
pot·pour·ri (pp-r)n. pl. pot·pour·ris 1. A combination of incongruous things: "In the minds of many, the real and imagined causes for Russia's defeats quickly mingled into a potpourri of terrible fears" (W. Bruce Lincoln).2. A miscellaneous anthology or collection: a potpourri of short stories and humorous verse.3. A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air.
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Eczema
- ec·ze·ma (ks-m, gz-, g-z-)n.
- A noncontagious inflammation of the skin, characterized chiefly by
- redness, itching, and the outbreak of lesions that may discharge serous
- matter and become encrusted and scaly.
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