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WWW List 23 big word

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perspicuous   brilliantly clear  
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egomania   self-obsession  
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cacophony   bad noise  
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congenital   at birth  
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acronym   initials-name  
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androgynous   masculine and feminine  
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sacrosanct   sacred  
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prescience   foreknowledge  
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abrogate   annul  
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loquacious   talkative  
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disputatious   argumentative  
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intercede   mediate  
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circumscribed   limited  
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enumerate   to list  
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anomaly   abnormality  
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diatribe   abusive criticism  
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incisive   sharp  
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pugnacious   combative  
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revoke   cancel  
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recant   retract  
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pedagogue   teacher  
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ethnocentrism   racial or cultural prejudice  
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cryptologist   code breaker  
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preclude   foreclose  
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demagogue   corrupt politician  
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tangible   touchable  
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egocentric   self-centered  
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soliloquy   speech to oneself  
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sinecure   easy lucrative job  
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mollify   make soft  
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abjure   renounce  
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oligarchy   government of the few  
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intransigent   not compromising  
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ingenuous   innocent and naive  
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gregarious   sociable  
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analgesic   pain killer  
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neologism   new word  
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xenophobia   fear of foreigners  
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amorphous   shapeless  
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prototype   first model  
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incredulous   not believing  
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malevolence   evil intent  
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commensurate   of like measure  
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captious   fault-finding  
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bilateral   two-sided  
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preponderance   bulk  
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specious   false  
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monomania   obsession with one thing  
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omniscient   all-knowing  
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neophyte   beginner  
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