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A pathological inability to stop talking

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Logorrhoea

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Anything that follows a formula or pattern in a mechanical way.
Conventional.
This word usually conveys a lack of imagination

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Formulaic
A formulaic TV show is predictable and probably similar to lots of other shows.
*A formulaic speech follows a pattern that’s been used many times before. *

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An amusing image text or video that spreads rapidly through social media

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Meme

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Coined by American essayist Logan Pearsall Smith

Someone who shares a strong interest in a topic esp words and word play

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Milver

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Similar to or equivalent in some respects but otherwise dissimailar

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Analogous

Analogous is a term used in biology to refer to body parts that have a similar function but differ in structure, such as the wings of a bird and the wings of an airplane

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The countries of the west partcularly Europe and Americas

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Occident

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An amalgamation or attempted amalgamation of different religious cultures or schools of thought

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Syncretism
*“a syncretism of material and immaterial theories”
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A synonym of Analogous

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Comparable

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a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table

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Butler

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Synonym of Butler

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Pantryman

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A personal attendant to his employer, who might run errands, clean, cook, drive, or perform other tasks as needed

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Valet

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Letter M

the most helpful assistant

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Man Friday

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  1. Powerful members of society
  2. People who rank just below the nobility
  3. The important people in any field
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Gentry

The gentry of rock ‘n’ roll would include icons like Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley. The gentry of Hollywood are the stars everyone recognizes, the faces you constantly see on magazine covers, starring in movies, and making TV appearances. The gentry of New York society are the people who make major donations to art museums and hospitals and are A-list invitees to all the big fundraisers and cultural events.

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The synonym of Gentry

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Aristocracy
Nobility

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1.a member of the English gentry ranking below a knight
2.a candidate for knighthood serving as shield bearer and attendant to a knight

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Esquire

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Letter S

Someone who takes care of the grounds or animals of a particular place

If your parents are always traveling and you have to take care of your six younger siblings, you probably feel like the ——- of the house.

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Steward
Anyone who takes care of places or people is a steward.

You can be a steward of artifacts from an architectural dig. You can also be elected to be the steward of your co-workers retirement fund. Either way, someone’s trusting you with their stuff.

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The chief steward or butler of a great household

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Major - Domo
Seneschal

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A show of exceptional talent or daring often in the art.
Showcasing dazzling skill and bold confidence.

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Bravura
in a final bravura the ballerina appeared to be floating in water
the music ends with a display of bravura

When a dancer spins flawlessly through an incredibly challenging routine, their performance is pure bravura

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Moving and bending with ease

Synonyms of Svelte

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  1. Lissom
  2. Lissome
  3. Lithe
  4. Lithesome
  5. Supple
  6. Sylphlike
  7. Graceful
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A cooperative behaviour or effort

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Concerted

If a group of people do anything together from singing annoying songs to throwing library books. They are acting in a concerted manner

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The three synonyms of concerted are

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  1. Conjunct. the conjunct influence of fire and strong wind. Conjunct influence.Conjunct ideas
  2. Conjunctive.the conjunctive focus of political opposition
  3. cooperative
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The difficult synonyms of Morose are

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  1. Dolorous
  2. Lugubrious
  3. Saturnine
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Letter D

Someone showing great sadness. Mournful and lachrymose.

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Dolorous
Music written in a minor key can have a dolorous effect

Dolorous shares the same root with the word, condolence, an expression of sympathy with someone’s sadness. Both of these words come from the Latin word for grief, dolor, which in current Spanish happens to mean pain.

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Extremely gloomy. Anything that makes you sad, gloomy, or mournful can be

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Lugubrious
Funerals are lugubrious

I was feeling great when I got to the concert, but the lugubrious music left me in a terrible mood.

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Having a bitter disposition and a sour outlook on life
Saturnine *the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain* ## Footnote Medieval alchemists ascribed to the planet Saturn a gloomy and slow character. When people are called saturnine, it means they are like the planet — gloomy, mean, scowling. Not exactly the life of the party.
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# Letter O Apparent, appearing to be true
Ostensible *An ostensible motive is not a real motive* *An ostensible advantage is not a real advantage* ## Footnote It is often used in oppsition to real and actual
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The act of entering and exiting
Ingress Egress
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# Phrase To have or do something to the fullest extent possible is to
Go the full nine yards
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Luxury cabins on ships
Staterooms
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# Letter S People who deck themselves up and try to grab attention by their behaviour
Showboating
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A domesticated pig
HOG
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An additional vocal part above the main melody
Descant ## Footnote Through the years, the word has been used for the soprano in a group of singers or the highest-pitched line in any song.
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# Letter S leaving nothing behind that an enemy might have use for — even if that means burning it all down.
Scorched earth policy
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# Letter D talk on and on in a dull way
Descant
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A narrow, pointed sliver that breaks off something larger
Splinter ## Footnote We often use the word splinter to refer to tiny shards of wood that lodge under the skin, but a sliver of any hard material — stone, glass, bone, wood, metal — can be called a splinter
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If you're paid based on each task you accomplish rather than the hours you labor
Piecework *A farmworker paid in piecework might earn a dollar for each pound of blueberries they pick.* ## Footnote A seamstress who gets paid for each pair of pants that she hems is doing piecework. And if your neighbor pays you five cents for each dandelion you pull out of their lawn, you also do piecework.
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# Letter A A gain or increase in something over time. A sum of money, or benefit of some kind, that gets bigger over time.
Accrual ## Footnote Strictly speaking, an accrual doesn't have to be financial. Most religions believe you can obtain a spiritual accrual by doing good deeds on earth
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Without guile, open and honest. Sincerely simple, free from artificiality Lacking in art, knowledge and skill
Artless
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1. To call before a court to answer an indictment 2. To accuse of a wrong doing or an inadequacy
Arraign *He is expected to be arraigned in court this friday*
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A deceptive maneuvre esp to avoid capture
Artifice *The whole story was just an artifice to win our sympathy* *He spoke without artifice or pretense* ## Footnote If a politician pretends to be angry as a way of rousing the anger of the voters and getting more votes, he's guilty of artifice — a subtle and crafty trick.
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A male goose
Gander
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# Phrase Take a look by craning ones neck like a Goose
Take a Gander *The goose took a Gander at the flower*
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a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
Ecdysiast
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A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) A legal, authoritative decision that has absolute sanction.
Fiat
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# Letter I Someone who gives orders in a way that shows they feel superior or more important than other people
Imperious *Imperious President impervious to public opinion and ruling the country by fiat*
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# Letter I One that can't be penetrated
Impervious *Imperious President impervious to public opinion and ruling the country by fiat* ## Footnote Most of the sentences you'll run across using impervious will be followed by the word "to" and a noun. Things are often described as being impervious to physical assaults like heat, water, bullets, weather, and attack, but just as frequently to less tangible things, like reason, criticism, pain, and pressure.
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# DIP Synonyms of Sagacious
1. Discerning 2. Insightful 3. Perspicacious
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A pattern, model or a standard
Paradigm *Real science is the paradigm of true knowledge* *The freudian paradigm of psychoanalysis*
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# Letter G A slang for a silly man or a simpleton
Gander
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Synonyms for hinterland
1. Boonies 2. Sticks 3. Boondocks
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Someone that has been soundly rejected by the community
Pariah
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Something that is mentioned before
Aforementioned
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# Letter E Emotional calmness and balance in times of stress
Equanimity
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# Letter A Something that is old fashioned and a little out of time
Anachronistic *The novel is full of anachronisms* *Suspenders are anachronistic* *He is an old fashioned politician seen by many of his colleagues as an anachronism*
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An area far away from a city or town or even civilization
Hinterland ## Footnote use hinterland when you want to make fun of an areas backwardness or when you want to celebrate its natural beauty
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The section of a panel between a base and a surbase
Dado
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To shine with an abundance of light or radiant splendour
## Footnote Effulgence is brightness taken to the extreme. You may be dazzled by it, stunned by it, or even overcome by it. Usually used to refer to the sun or some other mega-star, effulgence can also be used more figuratively. If you're met with the mega-watt effulgence of the most beautiful movie star, take a moment to marvel at the rays of light shooting from her perfect smile. Then snap out of it and ask for an autograph.
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Another word for 1. Relevant 2. Pertinent 3. Akin
Germane
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# Letter I A word for 1. Annoying 2. Pesky
Irksome
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A rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
Dado
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In the past an educational institution where teachers learned to teach.
Normal school
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A verb that means Catch a sight of
Descry ## Footnote Usually you descry something after observing carefully for a while.If you spot something, you descry it. When you spy it, you descry it.
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It doesn’t seem possible, it’s hard to imagine, or it can’t be true.
Inconceivable ## Footnote When an idea or event is inconceivable, it's so outlandish, amazing, or horrible that it’s hard to believe
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That sometimes sticky or greasy salve you put on cuts or rashes is also called an
Unguent *Some were even symbolically incorporated into religious ceremonies.*
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# Letter P promotion in rank, office, or position.
Preferment
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A small sled that's designed to go very fast. This is the type of sled you would ride in the Olympics, not in your neighborhood park.
Luge
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# Letter C A verb meaning to tolerate or approve.
Countenance ## Footnote If someone does something offensive, tell them, "I'm afraid I can't countenance that."
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If you turn your head to look at someone
Rubbernecker ## Footnote Someone who turns his head to look at a car accident while driving slowly
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# Letter J Characterised by joking or good humour
Jocose *Everyone loves Bob because of his jocose nature*
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# Letter Q Something that ends or settles a situation
Quietus *The quietus of the argument arrived when Peter made a point that paul could not refute*
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# Letter P A grotesque or a absurdly exaggerated representation. Think political cartoon
Pasquinade
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1. Courtesy 2. Mutual civility 3. Friendly social atmosphere
Comity *Group activities promoting comity* *Bipartisan comity in the Senate.*
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# Letter F Easily breakable
Frangible *The frangible vase did not survive the cross country move.*
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Bullets designed to disintegrate into tiny particles upon impact
Frangible bullets
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Name two Venetian Renaissance artists
1. Titian 2. Tintoretto
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Name two Baroque painters
1. Rembrandt 2. Rubens
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# Letter K 1. To show obsequious deference 2. To show respect 3. Servility
Kowtow *He kowtows to the boss.*
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# Letter I 1. Thick application of pigment to the canvas or panel in a painting. 2. Paint that has been laid thick on a canvas
Impasto
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The most famous Impasto painting
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Figurative use of the word Frangible
Frangible emotions
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A beginner; somenoe who is just learning the rudiments of a task, job or a skill
Abecedarian *Paul is an expert in Sea Kayak but when it comes to snow skiing he is an abecedarian.*
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# Letter A To confuse. To mix up
Addle *My addled brain could not make any sense of the riddle.*
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# Letter A To cite as evidence
Adduce *The murder victims blood stained clothes were collected as adduce to further the investigation*
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1. To put in motion 2. To activate 3. To motivate
Actuate *Malice might actuate a crime* *The lever will actuate a pump* *A decision actuated by greed.*
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1. an increase by natural growth or addition 2. (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment. 3. (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles 4. (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases 5. (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate
ACCRETION *Acrretions of grime* *he scraped away the accretions of paint*
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The cutting off or removal of something, like an unsightly mole on the chin.
Abscission ## Footnote Layoffs at work are the abscission of workers
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# Letter A. use instead of unsuccesful Failing to accomplish an intended result
Abortive ## Footnote If you tried like crazy to run a marathon but couldn't finish, your efforts were abortive
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# Letter A 1. To outline something 2. To foreshadow
Adumbrate *The social unrest adumbrated the French Revolution*
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# Letter A Passive acceptance
Acquiescence
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# Letter A To renounce under oath
Abjure
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# Letter A To be plentiful, overflow with
Abound
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A remote and culturally backard area
backwoods
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A person who lives in and is a native of the backwoods
Backwoodsman
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A processed piece of metal that is cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling
INGOT
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An animal that is a Psammophile
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Archaebacteria requiring salt rich environment for growth
Halophile
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A romantic daredevil
Swashbuckler
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1. In classical mythology a serpent ( lizard or Dragon) able to kill with breath or glance is 2. A small crested arboreal lizard
Basilisk
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A creature of teutonic mythology usually represeneted as breathing fire and having a reptilian body
Firedrake
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A gifted story teller
Raconteur

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