 | Term | Definition |
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sequel |
someting that follows; continuation |
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subordinate |
one subject to another's authority |
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tangential |
only superficailly revelant |
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terminate |
to bring to an end; conclude |
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ultimate |
last; coming to the end |
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continuity |
condition of being without a stop |
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converge |
to approach from different directions |
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crux |
the basic or essential feature of something |
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initiate |
to begin; originate; cause to begin |
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pivotal |
central or crucial to something |
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providential |
resulting from divine will |
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quirk |
a peculiarity of behavior |
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serendipity |
ability to make discoveries by chance |
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vagary |
a wild or unpredictable notion or action |
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vicissitude |
a change usually sudden or unexpected |
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amulet |
an object work to bring luck or protection |
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capricious |
subject to sudden, upredicatable changes |
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fatalism |
the view that events are determined by fate |
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incantation |
set of words spoken as a magic charm |
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propitious |
presenting favorable circumstances |
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parlance |
a particular manner or kind of speech |
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patois |
a nonstandard dialect of a language |
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polyglot |
of many groups speaking different languages |
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solecism |
the ungrammatical usage of a word |
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vulgar |
spoken by the common people |
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appellation |
a title of name that identifies |
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diphthong |
a speech sounds that consists of two vowels |
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eponym |
a person for whom something is named |
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linguistics |
the study of speech |
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neologism |
a newly made-up word or expression |
