| Term | Definition |
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| amortize | (v): to settle a debt by means of installment payments, to write off an asset's value over a certain period |
| cogitate | (v): to ponder or ruminate |
| dossier | (n): a collection of documents offering detailed info on a particular individual or topic |
| effete | (adj): lacking robust vitality, sterile, without force |
| erudite | (adj): processing extensive knowledge on a given subject, learned |
| haute cuisine | (n): gourmet preparation of food |
| imbibe | (v): to drink |
| imbue | (v): to saturate or flow throughout by absorption |
| inculcate | (v): to instill (learning) by means of repetition or instruction |
| jostle | (v): to bump or disrupt by means of incidental contact |
| motley | (adj): of diverse composition |
| neolithic | (adj): of or pertaining to the latter part of the stone age |
| noblesse oblige | (n): benevolence befitting a person's dignity and/or possession of high birth |
| pandemonium | (n): chaos |
| periphery | (n): the area at the extreme of a given boundary, outskirts of a town |
| philander | (v): to engage in amorous flirtations or exploits with someone who one cannot or does not intend to marry, sexual habits of men |
| polity | (n): a system of government |
| ratiocinate | (v): to reason |
| titillate | (v): to arouse or excite in a pleasing way |
| venerable | (adj): dignified and worthy of admiration |
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