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n. an overused expression

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cliche

n. an overused expression

heed

v. to pay attention to

aloof

adj. distant or removed in attitude or manner

facile

adj. with effortless ease; without proper care; superficial

prerogative

n. an exclusive right or privilege, esp. one that is the result of heredity or official position

relish

v. to enjoy

ramification

n. a development or consequence resulting from a course of action

propitious

adj. presenting favorable circumstances

pristine

adj. remaining in a pure state

innate

adj. possessed at birth; inborn

precis

n. a concise summary of a text

empirical

adj. based on experience rather than a theory

nebulous

adj. unclear; vague

tepid

adj. moderately warm; lacking force or enthusiasm

equivocal

adj. capable of multiple interpretations; unclear

argot

n. specialized vocabulary unique to a particular group

hermetic

adj. completely sealed, esp. from entry or escape of air

aesthetic

adj. relating to beauty

specious

adj. seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false

reciprocate

v. to give something in return

aptitude

n. an inherent capacity for learning, understand, or performing

desiccate

v. to dry completely

gauche

adj. socially awkward

affinity

n. a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; an inherent similarity

breach

n. some sort of violation; a gap

fanfare

n. a showy public display

contradict

v. to assert the opposite of (a statement)

decisive

adj. conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination

broach

v. to raise for discussion

prodigy

n. one with exceptional talents

equanimity

n. evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state

gender

n. sexual identity, esp. in relation to society or culture

adverse

adj. opposed, difficult

disclose

v. to reveal

adumbrate

v. to give a sketchy outline; to foreshadow

expatriate

v. to send into exile; n.one who has moved to a foreign country

coin

v. to devise a new word or phrase

skirt

v. to lie along the edge of; to pass nearby or around, rather than through

malevolent

adj. showing hatred; dangerous

construe

v. to interpret

recondite

adj. not easily understood

emolument

n. payment for an office or employment

anathema

n. someone or something that is hated

fete

n. lavish entertainment; a festival

inexorable

adj. not able to be persuaded; unyielding; unalterable

matriarchy

n. a society where the mother is the head of the family and descent is traced through the mother's side of the family

expunge

v. to erase; to eliminate completely

symosium

n. a meeting to discuss a topic, esp. where the participants form the audience and make presentations

prominent

adj. noticeable; widely known

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