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affinity
- (n) a natural liking or attraction to someone
- (adj) of or pertaining to persons who share similar interests
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cognate
- (adj) related by birth, closely related
- (n) a person or thing cognate with another
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corollary
(n) an immediate consequence
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cul-de-sac
(n) to come to an impass
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derring-do
(n) daring dead
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divination
(n) the practice of foretelling the future
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elixir
(n) all healing potion
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falderol
(n) mere nonsense
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gamut
(n) entire range or scale
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hoipolloi
(n) the common folk
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ineffable
(adj) incapable of being expressed or described
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lucubration
(n) laborious work, study, or thought
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mnemonic
- (adj) something that helps your memory
- (n) something with the purpose of helping your memory
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obloquy
(n) censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing by numerous persons
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parameter
(n) limits or boundaries; guidelines
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pundit
(n) a person who makes a comment or judgement in an authoritive manner
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risible
(adj) causing laughter
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symptomatic
(adj) pertaining to symptoms
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volte-face
(n) a turnabout, a reversal or opinion or policy
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Aficionado
(n) an ordent devotee; fan
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Browbeat
(n) to intimidate by overbearing looks or words
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Commensurate
(adj) having the same measure; of equal extent or duration
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Diaphonous
(adj) very sheer, light; almost completely transparent or translucent
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Emolument
(n) profit, salary, or fees from office or employment
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Foray
- (n) a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking money
- (v) to make a raid or to ravage in search of plunder
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Genre
(n) a class or category of artistic endeavor
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Homily
(n) a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal
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Immature
Emotional undeveloped; childish
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Insouciant
Freedom from concern, worry, or anxiety
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matrix
(n) a pattern or mold
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obsequies
(n) a funeral rite or ceremony
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panache
(n) a grand or flamboyant manner
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philippic
(n) any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation; verbal attack
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prurient
(adj) having a restless desire or longing; lust
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sacromatic
sacred or invidable
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systematic
(adj) having, showing, or involving system
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tendentious
(adj) having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or prejudiced purpos
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vicissitude
(n) a change or variation occurring in the course of something
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abeyance
(n) temporary suspended, inactivity
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ambivalent
(n) uncertainly or fluctuation caused by the inability to make a choice
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beleaguer
(v) to surround or beset, as with troubles
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carte blanche
(n) unconditional authority; full discretionary power
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cataclysm
(n) any violent upheaval
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debauch
- (v) to corrupt by sensuality
- (n) moral corruption
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eclat
(n) brilliance of success, reputation
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fastidious
(adj) excessively particular, critical, or demanding
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gambol
- (v) to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic
- (n) a skipping or frisking about
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imbue
(v) to impregnate or inspire, as with feelings, opinions
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