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