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English
Term | Definition |
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Anecdote | Brief entertaining account of an interesting incident. |
Epilogue | Short concluding section at the end of a literary work; speech at the end of a play. |
Fidelity | Loyalty, faithfulness; accuracy; accuracy of the reproduction of a sound or picture. |
Hypochondriac | Person suffering from abnormal anxiety about his or her health; one who imagines he or she is sick or has symptoms of a disease. |
Staunch | Loyal, steadfast, strong or solid; watertight; v. to check the flow of (blood, etc) |
Climactic | The highest point; of the most intense part of a story or event. |
Extemporaneous | Done, said, or performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed; offhand. |
Forte | Something that someone does very well; a strong point. |
Prodigy | A person with extraordinary talents, especially a highly gifted child; an act or thing that causes amazement; a marvel. |
Stigma | A mark of shame; a stain; in botany, the portion of a flower’s pistil on which pollen is deposited for germination. |