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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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