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A

al·i·quot
/ˈaləˌkwät/

noun
1. A portion of a larger whole.
2. [Chemistry] A sample taken for chemical analysis or other treatment.
3. [Mathematics] A quantity that can be divided into another, an integral number of times.

verb
1. To divide a whole into parts.


al·li·stic
 /ælˈɪs.tɪk/

adjective
1. Not being on the autism spectrum.


ar·cane
/ärˈkān/

adjective
1. Understood by few; mysterious or secret.

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C

ca·pri·cious
/kəˈpriSHəs,kəˈprēSHəs/

adjective
1. Describing sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.


co·e·val

/ˌkōˈēv(ə)l/

adjective
1. Having the same age or origin; contemporary.

noun
1. A person having roughly the same age as oneself.

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D

de·fe·ne·stra·tion

/dēˌfenəˈstrāSHən/

verb

1. [Formal, Comedic] The action of throwing someone out a window.
2. [Informal] The action of dismissing someone from a position of authority.

di·as·po·ra

/dīˈaspərə/

noun

1. The dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel.

2. The dispersion of any people from their original homeland.

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E

er·go

/ˈərɡō,ˈerɡō/

adverb

1. [Latin] Therefore.

et al·i·a (et al.)

/ɛt ɑliɑ/

adverb

1. [Latin] And others.

et al·i·bi (et al.)

/ɛt ælɪbaɪ/

adverb

1. [Latin] And elsewhere.

et ce·te·ra (etc.)

/et ˈsedərə/

adverb

1. [Latin] And so on.

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F

fore·knowl·edge
/fôrˈnäləj/

noun
1. Awareness of something before it happens or exists.

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G

gno·mon
/ˈnōmən/

noun

1. The projecting piece on a sundial that shows the time by the position of its shadow.
2. [Mathematics] The part of a parallelogram left when a similar parallelogram has been taken from its corner.

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H

hal·cy·on
/ˈhalsēən/

adjective
1. Used to describe a period of time in the past that was generally happy and calm.

noun
1. A tropical Asian and African kingfisher with brightly coloured feathers.
2. A mythical bird said by ancient writers to breed in a nest floating at sea at the winter solstice, charming the wind and waves into calm.


his·tri·on·ic
/ˌhistrēˈänik/

adjective
1. Overly theatrical or exaggerated in character or style.
    [Formal] Of actors or acting.
    [Psychiatric] Denoting a personality disorder marked by shallow volatile emotions and attention-seeking behaviour.

noun
1. Exaggerated dramatic behaviour designed to attract attention.
    [Archaic] Dramatic performance, theatre.
2. [Archaic] An actor.

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I

in·sid·i·ous
/inˈsidēəs/

adjective
1. Gradual and subtle, but usually with harmful effects.
2. Treacherous; crafty.

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L

lib·ri·cide
/lɪbrɪˈsaɪd/

noun

1. The destruction of books.

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M

mag·nil·o·quence
/maɡˈniləkwəns/

noun
1. Use of high-flown language.

Mar·ko·vi·an
/mɑɹˈkoʊvi.ən/

adjective
1. [Statistics] Relating to, or involving, Markov chains.
2. [Statistics] Exhibiting the Markov property.

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P

pre·des·ti·na·tion
/prēˌdestəˈnāSH(ə)n/

noun
1. [Religion] The divine predetermining of all that will happen, especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others. It has been particularly associated with the teachings of St. Augustine of Hippo and of Calvin.

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Q

qui·es·cent

/kwēˈesnt,kwīˈesnt/

adjective

1. In a state or period of inactivity or dormancy.

quix·ot·ic

/kwikˈsädik/

adjective

1. Extremely idealistic; to the point where it is unrealistic and impractical.

quod er·at dem·on·stran·dum (QED)

/kwɒd ˈɛr ət ˌdɛm ənˈstræn dəm/

phrase

1. [Latin] Which was to be demonstrated; put at the end of mathematical proofs.

quod er·at fa·ci·en·dum (QEF)

/kwɒd ˈɛr ət ˌfeɪ ʃiˈɛn dəm/

phrase

1. [Latin] Which was to be done; put at the end of geometric constructions.

quo·rum

/ˈkwôrəm/

noun

1. The minimum number of members of a society that must be present to make all future precedings valid.

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R

reg·gae·ton
/ˈreɡāˌtōn/

noun

1. A genre of music originating from Puerto Rico, characterized by a fusion of Latin rhythms, dancehall, and hip-hop or rap.

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S

son·net

/ˈsänət/

noun

1. A poem of fourteen lines that uses any pattern of formal rhyming schemes.

verb
1. [Archaic] To create a sonnet.
2. [Archaic] To compose in a sonnet.

so·rop·ti·mist

/səˈräptəmist/

noun

1. A member of a service club composed of professional women and businesswomen.

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V

void

/void/

adjective

1. Invalid or not legally binding.
2. Completely empty.
3. [Computing] Of a data type or function, does not return a value.

noun
1. A space that is completely empty.
2. [Card game] In bridge whist, a suit in which a player is dealt no cards.

verb
1. [North American] To declare that something is invalid or not legally binding.
2. To empty or drain away (of liquids, gases, et cetera.)
3. [Medicine] To excrete waste.

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W

wal·do
/ˈwôldō/

noun
1. A remote-controlled device for handling or manipulating objects.

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