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a posteriori: from observation
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ailurophobia: fear of cats
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au contraire: to the contrary
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beginner: neophyte
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cautious: circumspect
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desultory: rambling
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epithet: disparaging name
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equinox: sun crosses equator
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evasive dodge: subterfuge
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from theory: a priori
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geosynchronous: stationary in orbit
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hysteron proteron: begging the question
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interstice: small space
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loquacious: talkative
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made of letters: epistolary
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man-centered: anthropocentric
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mollify: to make soft
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new word: neologism
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nonplussed: perplexed
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obsequious: servilely flollowing
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omnibus: covering many things
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rebuke: objurgation
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revelation: epiphany
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saturnine: gloomy and remote
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sedentary: sitting
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self-centered: egocentric
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stout: portly
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stupidly empty of ideas: vacuous
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sui generis: unique
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supersede: replace
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synergy: combined force
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syntax: grammatical arrangement
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tangible: touchale
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tediously wordy: prolix
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thanatopsis: view of death
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to hedge: equivocate
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to outline: delineate
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toponym: place name
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tortuous: twisting
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treat as celebrity: lionize
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unnecessary: superfluous
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very loudly: fortissimo
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with no will: interstate
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without shape: amorphous
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witty comment: epigram