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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| synopsis | summary |
| sanction | authorize |
| prognosis | medical forecast |
| philanthropy | love of mankind |
| mobocracy | mob rule |
| magniloquence | great eloquence |
| joie de vivre | joy of living |
| mundane | worldly |
| unequivocal | direct |
| audiophile | stereobuff |
| omnifarious | of all kinds |
| deduction | Reasoning down from principles |
| viable | able to live |
| terra firma | solid ground |
| russophobe | one who fears russia |
| polychrome | many colors |
| perspicacity | insight |
| gerontocracy | government of the old |
| kleptomaniac | pathological thief |
| in loco parentis | in place of parents |
| synthesis | combinations |
| nihilism | belief in nothing |
| entomology | insect zoology |
| invidious | causing envy |