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  • #46
    Odious

    Adjective: odious \OH-dee-us\

    Meaning: The biography is an in-depth account of one of the most odious serial killers in American history.

    Example: There are probably few things more emotion-laden and odious as taxes. But for a society to function for the common good, they are a necessary evil.

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    • #47
      Cabal

      Noun: cabal \kuh-BAHL\

      Example: February 14? … That's an arbitrary date picked by a cabal of florists and greeting card manufacturers. Love can happen any time of the year…."

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      • #48
        chaebol

        Adjective-je-buhl
        Meaning-a South Korean conglomerate, usually owned by a single family, based on authoritarian management and centralized decision-making.

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        • #49
          Embellish

          Verb: embellish \im-BELL-ish\


          Meaning: to make (something) more appealing or attractive with fanciful or decorative details.

          Example: Well, I've always wanted to write a children's book. This is just partly based on a story I used to tell Krishna, my daughter, when she was going to bed at night, but we just embellished it and embellished it.

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          • #50
            Gossamer

            Adjective: gossamer \GAH-suh-mer\

            Example: The dragonfly is our state insect…. As a beautiful predator with gossamer wings…, this insect deserves far more appreciation.

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            • #51
              frown

              meaning-a serious facial expression that shows anger, unhappiness, or deep thought

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              • #52
                Zaftig

                Adjective: zaftig \ZAHF-tig\

                Example: The photography exhibition revels in depictions of Coney Island, including Lisette Model's widely-reproduced 1939-40 portrait of a zaftig woman … laughing as waves lap at her feet.

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                • #53
                  Nomenclature

                  Noun - \NOH-mun-klay-cher\

                  Meaning - "name," but it is most often used for a system of names or naming for things especially in science.

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                  • #54
                    nomenclature

                    Adjective- NOH-mun-klay-cher

                    meaning-Nomenclature can mean "name," but it is most often used for a system of names or naming for things especially in science.

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                    • #55
                      Batten

                      verb: batten \BAT-un\

                      Meaning: Batten means "to furnish or fasten with or as if with supports.

                      Example: Everything was battened down and they were all set to leave the round-the-clock eatery—until they discovered there was no key to the front door. It had been that long since they'd locked it.

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                      • #56

                        intrinsic

                        Adjective-in-'trin-zik

                        Meaningbelonging to a thing by its very nature

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                        • #57
                          Untoward

                          Adjective: untoward \un-TOH-erd\

                          Example: At 82, Judy Collins retains the crystalline tone that made her an icon of the early 1960s folk music movement, sounding so youthful … it's hard not to ask her whether she's made an untoward bargain with the devil.

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                          • #58
                            shivaree

                            Adjective-shiv-uh-ree

                            Meaning-a mock serenade with kettles, pans, horns, and other noisemakers given for a newly married couple; charivari.

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                            • #59
                              cryosphere

                              Adjective-krahy-oh-sfeer

                              Meaning-the part of the earth’s surface where, at temperatures below 32°F (0°C), the water is frozen solid.

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                              • #60
                                Bogus

                                Adjective:bogus \BOH-gus\

                                Examples: Investigators said Talens … cheated manufacturers and merchants of more than $31 million by producing bogus coupons that gave customers merchandise at steep discounts—or for free.

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