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| toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb |
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1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile
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| osteopath \OS-tee-uh-path\, noun |
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a practitioner specializing in treatment chiefly by manipulation of the bones and muscles
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a large, often scholarly, book.
An unabridged dictionary is a tome.
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| Consternation \kon-ster-NEY-shuhn\,moun |
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sudden dread or paralyzing terror
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| burnish \BUR-nish\, verb, noun |
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1. to make shiny by polishing
2. a polish or shine
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| interminable \in-TUR-muh-nuh-buhl\, adj |
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so long as to seem endless; never stopping
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| tautological \taw-TOL-uh-guh-kuhl\, adjective |
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unnecessarily or uselessly repetitive
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| ellipsis \i-LIP-sis\, noun |
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three dots used to show an omission in writing or printing;
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| expurgate \EK-sper-geyt\, verb |
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to remove objectionable words or passages from a document
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