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nudnik
a person who is a bore or nuisance |
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Hegemony
means "influence or control over another country, a group of people, etc." or "domination." It comes from the Greek word that means "guide" or "leader." |
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Laconic
means "using few words in speech or writing," or "concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious. |
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Prophylactic
When used as an adjective, prophylactic means "designed to prevent disease" or "preventive." It comes from the Greek verb that means "to guard." |
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Scion
means "a person who was born into a rich, famous, or important family" or "heir." |
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Fracas
"a noisy quarrel" or "brawl." |
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Nuance
"a subtle distinction or variation" and comes from the French word that means "a shade of color," and ultimately from the Latin word meaning "cloud." |
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Inclement
means "stormy" and is made up of the negative prefix in- and the word clement - a word borrowed directly from Latin that means "mild." |
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Solipsistic
means "a theory in philosophy that your own existence is the only thing that is real or that can be known" or "extreme egocentrism. |
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Alchemy
means "a power or process of transforming something common into something special," and originally meant "a science that was used in the Middle Ages with the goal of changing ordinary metals into gold." |
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Satire
means "humor that shows the weaknesses or bad qualities of a person, government, society, etc." |
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Yuletide
A Christmas word that wasn't always about Christmas.
In fact, it didn't always suggest "Christmas." Yuletide originates in an Old Norse word for a Pagan midwinter festival associated with the solstice. |
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Torture
means "the act of causing severe physical pain as a form of punishment or as a way to force someone to do or say something." It comes from the Latin word meaning "to twist." |
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Indict
means "to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime." It comes from the Latin word that means "to proclaim." |
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Je ne sais quoi
an expression that means "a pleasant quality that is hard to describe." In French, the phrase literally means "I know not what." It's used as a noun in English, |
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Post time 23-5-2017 09:02 AM
