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eschatological (adj.)
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(es-kuh-tl-OJ-i-kuhl)

1. Regarding last, or final, matters, often of a theological nature.

2. Regarding any system of doctrines concerning theological endings, such as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.

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plenipotentiary (adj.)
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(plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee)

1. Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, "plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers"

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engram (n.)
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(en-gram)

a presumed encoding in a neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace

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dithyrambic (adj.)
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(dith-uh-RAM-bik)

1. Wildly enthusiastic

2. Wildly irregular in form

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nostrum (n.)
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(NOS-struhm)

1. A medicine of secret composition and unproven or dubious effectiveness; a quack medicine.

2. A usually questionable medicine or scheme; a cure-all

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descry (v.)
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(dih-skrahy)

1. to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

2. to discover; perceive; detect

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exculpate (v.)
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(ek-skuhl-peyt)

1. to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate

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prevaricate (v.)
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(pri-var-i-keyt)

1. to speak falsely or misleadingingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie

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chatoyant (adj.)
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(shuh-toi-uhnt)

1. changing in luster or color

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katzenjammer (n.)
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(kat-suhn-jam-er)

1. the discomfort and illness experienced as the after effects of excessive drinking; hangover

2. uneasiness; anguish; distress

3. uproar; clamor

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sockdolager (n.) older slang
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(sok-dol-uh-jer)

1. something unusually large, heavy, etc.

2. a decisive reply, argument, etc.

3. a heavy, finishing blow

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byzantine
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lickerish
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autoschediastical
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mansuetude
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creolize
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klatsch
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felicitate
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spirituel
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offal
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concupiscible
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fain
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grangerize
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totemic
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lollop
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homograph
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paphian
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dhama
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gung-ho
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jobbery
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rakish
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cacoethes
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vulpine
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thimblerig
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ambisinister
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elide (v.)
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(ih-LAYD)
1. To suppress; omit; ignore; pass over
2. To omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation
3. In law, to annul or quash
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