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excrescence n
Something, usually abnormal which grows out of something else
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brobdingnagian adj
enourmous, huge
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coruscate v
to give off light; to reflect in flashes; to sparkle or to exhibit brilliant technique or style
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hypertrophy n
(medicine) an increase in the size of an organ due to swelling of the individual cells
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kreska n
(Orthography): a diacritic closely resembling an acute accent
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diacritic n
A special mark added to a letter to indicate a different pronunciation, stress, tone, or meaning
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myrmecology adj
(zoology): The study of ants
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orrery n
a clockwork model of the solar system
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phylogenetics n
(systematics): The systematic classification of organisms based on evolutionary similarities and differences
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bellicose adj
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile
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namby-pamby adj
insipid and sentimental; spineless
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amanuensis n
One employed to take dictation or copy manuscripts; a clerk, secretary or stenographer
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apraxia n
Total or partial loss of the ability to perform coordinated movements or manipulate objects in the absence of motor or sensory impairment
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avolition n
Lack of initiative or goals; one of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia
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verfremdungseffekte n
Brecht's alienation effect, sometimes translated as the estrangement effect. Distance between the audience and the preformers
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eleemosynary adj
Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation
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blarney n
persuasive flattery or kind speech
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tintinnabulation n.
The ringing sound of a bell
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lilliputian adj
very small, or petty
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austral adj
of or relating to the south
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supinate v
(anatomy): To twist the forearm so as to turn the palm towards the body
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swan song n
a final performance or accomplishment, especially one before retirement
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hagiography n
A biography of a saint
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kinesthesia n
The perception of the position, weight and movement of the body, its limbs and muscles etc
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peregrinate v
To travel from place to place, especially on foot
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legerdemain n
Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery
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palanquin n
A covered type of litter for a passenger, carried by means of poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers
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eschew v.
To avoid, to shun
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antidisestablishmentarianism n
Political philosophy, opposed to the separation of church and state
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sanguine adj.
Red like blood, ruddy. Marked by abundant and active circulation of blood; hence, cheerful; hopeful. Warm; ardent; as, sanguine of success
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pedantic adj
Overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning
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