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polymath n	help, file
A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
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pedagogic adj	help, file
Relating to teaching, pedagogy. Haughty and/or formal.
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dearth n	help, file
A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine. (by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
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abhor v	help, file
To regard with horror or detestation; to shrink from with shuddering.
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viscous adj	help, file
Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.
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dumbledore n	help, file
(dialectal) A bumblebee.
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malfunction v	help, file
To function improperly. To fail to function.
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flagrant adj	help, file
Obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous. (archaic) On fire, flaming.
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trepidation n	help, file
A fearful state; a state of hesitation or concern.
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hunker v	help, file
To crouch or squat close to the ground.
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superlative adj	help, file
Exceptionally good; of the highest quality; superb. (grammar) Pertaining to the form of an adjective that expresses which of several items has the highest degree of the quality expressed by the adjective.
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candor n	help, file
Sincere and open speech, honesty in expression. Impartiality.
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tin-pot adj	help, file
(informal) Inferior; shoddy.
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scoff v	help, file
To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision. (South Africa) To eat.
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bourgeois adj	help, file
Of or related to the middle class, especially its attitudes and conventions.
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mummer n	help, file
A person who dons a disguising costume, as for a parade or a festival. An actor in a pantomime; one who communicates entirely through gesture and facial expression.
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kudos n	help, file
Praise; accolades.
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contraption n	help, file
A mechanical device of any sort, especially one that is complicated.
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vaunt v	help, file
To speak boastfully.
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poignant adj	help, file
Incisive; penetrating. Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
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ambivalent adj	help, file
Simultaneously feeling opposing or contradictory feelings. Alternately having one opinion or feeling, and then the opposite.
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epiphany n	help, file
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being. An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
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lorem ipsum n	help, file
A pseudo-Latin text used in printing and website design in place of English in order to emphasise design elements over content.
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impart v	help, file
To give a part or share. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to disclose.
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rostrum n	help, file
A dais, pulpit, or similar platform for a speaker, conductor or other performer. The projecting prow of a rowed warship, such as a trireme.
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intercalary adj	help, file
Of an extra day or month inserted into a calendar.
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nascent adj	help, file
Emerging; just coming into existence.
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caterwaul v	help, file
To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive noise.
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pervasive adj	help, file
Manifested throughout; penetrating or affecting everything.
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MacGuffin n	help, file
A plot element or other device used to catch the viewers' attention and maintain suspense, especially when the device has little to do with the storyline.
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endemic adj	help, file
Native to a particular area or culture; originating where it occurs. Peculiar to a particular area or region; not found in other places. Prevalent in a particular area or region.
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