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