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Appellation A name or title that distinguishes
Diphthong A speech that consists of two vowels in a single syllable
Eponym A person for whom something is thought to be named
Linguistics The study of human speech
Neologism A newly made up word
Parlance A particular manner of speach
Patois Jargon
Polyglot A mixture of languages
Solecism The ungrammatical usage of a word
Vulgar Vernacular, Spoken by the common people
Amulet Charm
Capricious Unpredictable changes
Fatalism A belief that all events are determined in advance by fate
Incantation A set of words spoken as a magic charm to cast a magic spell
Propitious Advantageous
Providential Fortunate
Quirk A peculiarity of behavior
Serendipity Luck
Vagary Wild or unpredictable notion
Vicissitude A sudden or unexpected change
Continuity The condition of being without stop or interruption
Converge To meet
Crux Basic or essential feature of something
Initiate To begin
Pivotal Very Important
Sequel Continuation
Subordinate One subject to the authority of another, inferior
Tangential Only superficially relevant or related
Terminate To end or conclude
Ultimate Last
Complicity Involvement as an accomplice in a crime or wrongdoing
Deploy To spread troops out
Explicate To explain
Implicate To involve or connect incriminatingly
Implicit Implied or understood although not expressed
Inexplicable Incapable of being explained
Plight A condition or situation of difficulty
Replica A copy of a work of art
Replicate To duplicate
Supple Readily bent
Aspersion A damaging or false statement
Deprecate To belittle
Deride To mock
Execrable Very bad
Ostracize Shun
Rebuke A scolding
Scurrilous Foul Mouthed
Spurn To reject or refuse disdainfully
Vitriolic Harsh
Vituperation Blame
Accommodating Willing to help
Accord Harmony
Acquiesce To accept
Adamant Firm and inflexible
Camaraderie A spirit of loyalty
Compliance A tendency to yield to others
Propitiate Soothe
Tractable Easily controlled, docile
Volition A decision
Willfulness Unreasonable stubbornness
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