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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| myriad | a very great, or indefinitely great number of persons or things |
| plethora | an excess of, especially blood, or bodily fluid |
| egregious | extraordinary in a bad way; glaring; flagrant |
| superfluous | exceding what is sufficient or neessary; extra |
| double entendre | ambiguity of meaning arising from language that lends itself to more than one interpretation |
| verisimilitude | the quality of appearing to be true or real; the resemlance of reality in dramatic or non-dramatic fiction |
| polemic | an aggressice attack on or refutation of the principles or opinions of another |
| pedantic | of, or relating to, or being one who makes a show of knowledge; one who is unimaginative or unduly emphasizes minute details in the presentation or use of knowlegde |