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ancillary

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(adj.) subordinate, subsidiary, (adj.) auxiliary, supplementary

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elucidation

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(n.) the act of explaining something or making something clear

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engender

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(v.) cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition), (v.) (archaic) (of a father) beget (offspring)

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druid

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(n.) a priest, magician, or soothsayer in the ancient Celtic religion

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tacit

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(adj.) understood or implied without being stated

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boudoir

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(n.) (historical) (humorous) a woman’s bedroom or private room

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tzompantli

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(n.) an Aztec ceremonial rack of skulls

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candor

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(n.) the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression, candidness, (n.) freedom from bias; fairness; impartiality, (n.) (obsolete) kindliness, (n.) (obsolete) purity

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pugilism

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(n.) (dated) (humorous) the profession or hobby of boxing

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brevity

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(n.) shortness of duration, especially shortness or conciseness of expression

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ad hoc

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(adv.) when necessary or needed; (adj.) created or done for a particular purpose as necessary

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post hoc

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(adv.) after the event; (adj.) occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows

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haute

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(adj.) fashionably elegant or high-class

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levity

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(n.) humor or lack of seriousness, especially during a serious occasion, (n.) amusement or lack of seriousness

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avaricious

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(adj.) having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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miser

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(n.) a person who hoards wealth and spends as little money as possible

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confer

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(v.) to exchange ideas on a particular subject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take, (v.) to give an official title, honor, or advantage to someone

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petulant

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(adj.) easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child, (adj.) easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child

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platitude

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(n.) a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

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consortium

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(n.) an association, typically of several business companies, (n.) (law) the right of association and companionship with one’s husband or wife

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ad valorem

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(adv.) in proportion to the estimated value of the goods or transaction concerned; (adj.) (of the levying of tax or customs duties) proportionate to the estimated value of the goods or transaction concerned

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iridescent

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(adj.) showing luminous colors that seem to change when seen from different angles

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cognomen

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(n.) surname, especially the third of the usually three names of an ancient Roman, (n.) name, especially a distinguishing nickname or epithet

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declaim

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(v.) utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience

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clemency

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(n.) kindness when giving a punishment, (n.) an act of mercy by a person in authority toward someone who has committed a crime, esp. by reducing a punishment, (n.) (of weather) the quality of being pleasant or not severe

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impugn

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(v.) dispute the truth, validity, or honesty of (a statement or motive); call into question

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paramour

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(n.) (old-use) (literary) the person you are having a romantic or sexual relationship with, but are not married to

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latent

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(adj.) present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed, (adj.) present, but not yet active, developed, or obvious

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latency

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(n.) the fact of being present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed, (n.) (computing) the delay between an instruction to transfer (= move) computer information and the information being transferred, for example over the internet

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primacy

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(n.) the state of being first (as in importance, order, or rank), preeminence, (n.) the office, rank, or preeminence of an ecclesiastical primate

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beget

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(v.) (literary) (typically of a man, sometimes of a man and a woman) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction, (v.) give rise to; bring about

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encomienda

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(n.) an estate of land and the inhabiting American Indians formerly granted to Spanish colonists or adventurers in America for purposes of tribute and evangelization

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cadre

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(n.) a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others, (n.) a group of people having some unifying relationship, (n.) a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party

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imbibe

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(v.)

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sycophant

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eponymous

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condone

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Taylorism

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prodigal

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fulcrum

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reticent

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excelsior

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blasé

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betrothal

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serendipity

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alias

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heuristic

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conceit

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milieu

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(n.) the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops, environment

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primogeniture

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(n.) the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents, (n.) an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son

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conclave

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(n.) a private meeting or secret assembly, especially a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope, (n.) a gathering of a group or association

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prodigious

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(adj.) remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree, (adj.) (archaic) unnatural or abnormal

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metronomic

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(adj.) mechanically regular (as in action or tempo), (adj.) (medical) of, relating to, or being a drug or regimen of drugs administered in low doses at regular intervals over an extended period of time

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propitious

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(adj.) favorably disposed, benevolent, (adj.) being a good omen, auspicious, (adj.) tending to favor, advantageous

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acquiescence

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(n.) the reluctant acceptance of something without protest

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inexorable

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(adj.) impossible to stop or prevent, (adj.) (of a person) impossible to persuade by request or entreaty

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potentate

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(n.) a monarch or ruler, especially an autocratic one

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arriviste

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(n.) an ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person, especially one who has recently acquired wealth or social status

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paucity

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(n.) the fact that there is too little of something, (n.) the condition of having very little or not enough of something

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verdant

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(adj.) covered with healthy green plants or grass

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pedantic

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(adj.) giving too much attention to formal rules or small details

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esoteric

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(adj.) very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge

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femme fatale

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(n.) a woman who is very attractive in a mysterious way, usually leading men into danger or causing their destruction

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bête noire

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(n.) a person or thing that you dislike very much or that annoys you

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elucidate

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(v.) to explain something or make something clear

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entreaty

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(n.) an earnest or humble request

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auspicious

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(adj.) of good omen; boding well for the future; favorable; propitious, (adj.) favored by fortune; successful

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petulance

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(n.) the quality of being childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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nomen

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(n.) the second of the three usual names of an ancient Roman

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praenomen

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(n.) the first of the usual three names of an ancient Roman

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impassioned

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(adj.) filled with or showing great emotion

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impassion

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(v.) make passionate

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esthetic (US) | aesthetic

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(adj.) of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful, (adj.) artistic, (adj.) pleasing in appearance, attractive, (adj.) appreciative of, responsive to, or zealous about the beautiful, (adj.) responsive to or appreciative of what is pleasurable to the senses, (adj.) done or made to improve a person’s appearance or to correct defects in a person’s appearance

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esthetics (US) | aesthetics

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(n.) a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty, (n.) a particular theory or conception of beauty or art : a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight, (n.) a pleasing appearance or effect

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