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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| make soft | mollify |
| fish scientist | ichthyologist |
| multi-linguist | polyglot |
| semitransparent | diaphanous |
| bringing sleep | somniferous |
| an easy lucrative job | sinecure |
| speech to oneself | soliloquy |
| supporter | adherent |
| renounce | abjure |
| burning | caustic |
| a flowing together | confluence |
| topple from power | depose |
| self-obsession | egomania |
| blatant | egregious |
| painkiller | analgesic |
| palm reading | chiromancy |
| government by a few | oligarchy |
| stubborn | intractable |
| not compromising | intransigent |
| treacherous | perfidious |
| brilliantly clear | perspicuous |
| innocent and naive | ingenuous |
| talking in circles | circumlocution |
| sociable | gregarious |
| rambling | discursive |
| mollify | make soft |
| ichthyologist | fish scientist |
| polyglot | multi-linguist |
| diaphanous | semitransparent |
| somniferous | bringing sleep |
| sinecure | an easy lucrative job |
| soliloquy | speech to oneself |
| adherent | supporter |
| abjure | renounce |
| caustic | burning |
| confluence | a flowing together |
| depose | topple from power |
| egomania | self-obsession |
| egregious | blatant |
| analgesic | painkiller |
| chiromancy | palm reading |
| oligarchy | government by a few |
| intractable | stubborn |
| intransigent | not compromising |
| perfidious | treacherous |
| perspicuous | brilliantly clear |
| ingenuous | innocent and naive |
| circumlocution | talking in circles |
| gregarious | sociable |
| discursive | rambling |