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Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| after this, therefore because of this | post hoc, ergo propter hoc |
| diminutive | extrememly or unusually small |
| piquantly | pleasantly sharp taste or apetizing flavour / pleasantly stimulating or exciting to the mind |
| self-effacing | not claiming attention for oneself |
| chagrin | distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated |
| deputing | [v] depute -- appoint or instruct someone to perform a task for which they are responsible |
| portent | omen -- "birds in the house are portents of death" |
| abhorred | (formal) regard with disgust and hatred -- I abhorred Endeca |
| profligate | recklessly extravagant or wasteful -- "profligate consumers of energy" |
| fusillade | a series of shots or missiles fired at the same time or in quick succession |
| correlation vs causation | "As every sceince student is taught from the beginning, correlation is not causation." |
| fun.gi.ble | able to be replaced by an identical item / interchangeable -- money is fungible |