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Agonistic

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adjective
1 : of or relating to the athletic contests of ancient Greece
2 : argumentative
3 : striving for effect : strained
4 : of, relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction (as fighting, fleeing, or submitting) between individuals usually of the same species
ag·o·nis·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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Adventitious

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adjective
1 : coming from another source and not inherent or innate <a>
2 : arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location</a>

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Alimentary

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adjective
1 : of or relating to nourishment or nutrition
2 : furnishing sustenance or maintenance

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Alterity

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noun
: otherness; specifically : the quality or state of being radically alien to the conscious self or a particular cultural orientation

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Apodictic

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adjective

: expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty

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Aporia

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noun
1 : an expression of real or pretended doubt or uncertainty especially for rhetorical effect
2 : a logical impasse or contradiction; especially : a radical contradiction in the import of a text or theory that is seen in deconstruction as inevitable

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Apothegm

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noun

: a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism

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Apotheosis

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noun
: the perfect form or example of something
: the highest or best part of something

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Appertaining

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intransitive verb
: to belong to or be connected or related to something
Full Definition
: to belong or be connected as a rightful part or attribute : pertain

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Apposite

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adjective

: very appropriate : suitable for the occasion or situation

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Apprehension

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noun
1 a : the act or power of perceiving or comprehending <a>
b : the result of apprehending mentally : conception
2 : seizure by legal process : arrest
3 : suspicion or fear especially of future evil : foreboding</a>

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Autarky

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noun
1 : self-sufficiency, independence; specifically : national economic self-sufficiency and independence
2 : a policy of establishing a self-sufficient and independent national economy

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Autogenous

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adjective

1 : produced independently of external influence or aid : endogenous

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Cadastre

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: an official register of the quantity, value, and ownership of real estate used in apportioning taxes

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Colligate

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transitive verb
1 : to bind, unite, or group together
2 : to subsume (isolated facts) under a general concept

Intransitive verb
: to be or become a member of a group or unit

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Concatenate

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transitive verb

: to link together in a series or chain

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Consociate

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transitive verb
: to bring into association

intransitive verb
: to associate especially in fellowship or partnership

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Diacritical

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adjective
1 : serving as a diacritic
2 a : distinctive
b : capable of distinguishing

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Elide

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transitive verb
1 a : to suppress or alter (as a vowel or syllable) by elision
b : to strike out (as a written word)
2 a : to leave out of consideration : omit
b : curtail, abridge

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Endemic

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adjective
: growing or existing in a certain place or region
: common in a particular area or field
Full Definition
1 a : belonging or native to a particular people or country
b : characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment
2 : restricted or peculiar to a locality or region
synonyms see native

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Entelechy

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en·tel·e·chy\en-ˈte-lə-kē, in-\
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1 : the actualization of form-giving cause as contrasted with potential existence
2 : a hypothetical agency not demonstrable by scientific methods that in some vitalist doctrines is considered an inherent regulating and directing force in the development and functioning of an organism

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Epistemic

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adjective

: of or relating to knowledge or knowing : cognitive

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Eponymous

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adjective
: of, relating to, or being the person or thing for whom or which something is named : of, relating to, or being an eponym

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Eremite

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noun
: hermit; especially : a religious recluse
er·e·mit·ic \ˌer-ə-ˈmi-tik\ or er·e·mit·i·cal -ti-kəl\ adjective
er·e·mit·ism \ˈer-ə-ˌmī-ˌti-zəm\ noun

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Eristic
adjective | : characterized by disputatious and often subtle and specious reasoning
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Ersatz
adjective | : copied from something else and usually not as good as the original
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Euhemerism
noun | : interpretation of myths as traditional accounts of historical persons and events
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Facticity
noun | : the quality or state of being a fact
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Fissiparous
adjective | : tending to break up into parts : divisive
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Fungible
adjective 1 : being of such a nature that one part or quantity may be replaced by another equal part or quantity in the satisfaction of an obligation 2 : interchangeable
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Gnomic
adjective : said or written using few words that are difficult to understand Full Definition 1 : characterized by aphorism 2 : given to the composition of gnomic writing
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Heteronomy
noun | : subjection to something else; especially : a lack of moral freedom or self-determination
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Hypostatize
transitive verb | : to attribute real identity to (a concept)
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Homology
noun 1 : a similarity often attributable to common origin 2 a : likeness in structure between parts of different organisms (as the wing of a bat and the human arm) due to evolutionary differentiation from a corresponding part in a common ancestor — compare analogy
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Imbrication
noun 1 : an overlapping of edges (as of tiles or scales) 2 : a decoration or pattern showing imbrication
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Immiseration
noun | : the act of making miserable; especially : impoverishment
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Indemnify
transitive verb : to protect (someone) by promising to pay for the cost of possible future damage, loss, or injury : to give (someone) money or another kind of payment for some damage, loss, or injury
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Integument
noun : something that covers or encloses; especially : an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts
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Intercalate
transitive verb 1 : to insert (as a day) in a calendar 2 : to insert between or among existing elements or layers
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Indubitable
adjective | : certainly true : not able to be doubted
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Interpellate
transitive verb | : to question (as a foreign minister) formally concerning an official action or policy or personal conduct
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Isomorphic
adjective | 1 a : being of identical or similar form, shape, or structure
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Mien
noun : a person's appearance or facial expression Full Definition 1 : air or bearing especially as expressive of attitude or personality : demeanor 2 : appearance, aspect synonyms see bearing
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Lucubration
noun | : laborious or intensive study; also : the product of such study — usually used in plural
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Mimetic
adjective 1 : imitative 2 : relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry
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Monothetic
Adjective Pertaining to or based on a single basic idea or principle. Describing a classification that is defined by the presence of all of a set of attributes
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Numinous
adjective | : having a mysterious, holy, or spiritual quality
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Ontogeny
noun | : the development or course of development especially of an individual organism
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Pleonasm
noun 1 : the use of more words than those necessary to denote mere sense (as in the man he said) : redundancy 2 : an instance or example of pleonasm
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Plasticity
noun | : the quality of being able to be made into different shapes
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Plenitude
noun : a large number or amount of something : the state of being full or complete
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Probity
noun | : adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
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Quiddity
noun 1 : whatever makes something the type that it is : essence 2 a : a trifling point : quibble b : crotchet, eccentricity
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Putative
``` adjective : generally believed to be something Full Definition 1 : commonly accepted or supposed 2 : assumed to exist or to have existed ```
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Requital
noun 1 : something given in return, compensation, or retaliation 2 : the act or action of requiting : the state of being requited
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Recondite
adjective | : not understood or known by many people
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Recrudescent
adjective | : breaking out again : renewing
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Specular
adjective | : of, relating to, or having the qualities of a mirror
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Semiology
noun | : the study of signs; especially : semiotics
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Superannuated
adjective | : old and therefore no longer very effective or useful
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Supererogation
noun | : the act of performing more than is required by duty, obligation, or need
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Superficies
noun 1 : a surface of a body or a region of space 2 : the external aspects or appearance of a thing
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Syntagma
noun | : a syntactic element
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Transpicuous
adjective | : clearly seen through or understood
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Verisimilitude
noun | : the quality of seeming real
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Veridical
adjective 1 : truthful, veracious 2 : not illusory : genuine
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Vertiginous
adjective | : causing or likely to cause a feeling of dizziness especially because of great height
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Minatory
adjective | : having a menacing quality : threatening
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Mensuration
noun 1 : the act of measuring : measurement 2 : geometry applied to the computation of lengths, areas, or volumes from given dimensions or angles
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Heterarchy
A system of organization where the elements of the organization are unranked (non-hierarchical) or where they possess the potential to be ranked a number of different ways. In social and information sciences, heterarchies are networks of elements in which each element shares the same "horizontal" position of power and authority, each playing a theoretically equal role.
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Integument
noun : something that covers or encloses; especially : an enveloping layer (as a skin, membrane, or cuticle) of an organism or one of its parts
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Rectilinear
adjective | : made with straight lines : having many straight lines
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Appetency
noun | : a fixed and strong desire : appetite
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Prurient
adjective | : having or showing too much interest in sex
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Equipoise
noun 1 : a state of equilibrium 2 : counterbalance
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Imbroglio
Noun 1 : a confused mass 2 a : an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) b : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding c : a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment d : scandal 3a

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