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congeries
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a pile, an aggregation
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consortium
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a sharing together, a group working together
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crux
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crucial or critical point
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emeritus
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having earned; having served one's time, served with distinction
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ergo
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therefore; hence; accordingly
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fiat
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"Let it be done" a command that is to go into effect without further ado
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gravamen
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heaviness; the weight of a charge; the essential point;a formal charge
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hiatus
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a gap; interval; a lapse of time
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ibidem
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in the same place--commonly used when citing references as footnotes--Ibid.
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imprimatur
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approval; sanction
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incubus
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a nightmare; an oppressive burden
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mores
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customes; moral attitudes; moral codes
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nostrum
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a secret remedy or medicine recommended by its maker or seller--cure-all-- quack medicine
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simulacrum
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likeness; image; imitation
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ad infinitum
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forever
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alter ego
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second self; best friend
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ante bellum
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before the war--civil war
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Caveat emptor
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"Let the buyer beware"
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corpus delecti
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body of the crime; evidence that a crime has been committed
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cum laude
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with praise; with honor
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dramatis personnae
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persons of the drama; the cast
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facsimile
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an exact copy
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interim
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meanwhile; provisional; temporary; an interval
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in toto
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in all; entirely
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verbatim
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word for word
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viva voce
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with the living voice; oral
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vox populi
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the people's voice
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anachronism
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an error in respect to dates or the order of historical events
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bedizen
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dress gaudily
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benison
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a blessing
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bete noir
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an object of aversion or dislike
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chaparral
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a dense thicket
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charlatan
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a pretender
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cognizant
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knowingly
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daedal
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intricate
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debauch
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corrupt
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emollient
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a substance that softens or soothes
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engender
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to cause
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excoriate
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to denounce or remove the skin from
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film noir
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a type or motion picture characterized by a grim setting and an aura of mystery
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fruition
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realization, attainment
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harangue
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a tirade
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kismet
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fate or destiny
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languor
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lack of spirit or vigor
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lascivious
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lewd, indecent
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lugubrious
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mournful
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mirth
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laughter
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mundane
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worldly
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narcissism
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abnormal tendency to admire one's own perfections
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nepotism
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undue favoritism to relatives
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nonplus
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perplex, confuse
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obloquy
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abusive laughter, slander
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postulate
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assert or assume as a basis for reasoning
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bete noir
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an object of aversion or dislike
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chaparral
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a dense thicket
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charlatan
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a pretender
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cognizant
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knowingly
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daedal
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intricate
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debauch
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corrupt
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emollient
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a substance that softens or soothes
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engender
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to cause
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excoriate
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to denounce or remove the skin from
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film noir
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a type or motion picture characterized by a grim setting and an aura of mystery
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fruition
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realization, attainment
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harangue
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a tirade
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kismet
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fate or destiny
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languor
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lack of spirit or vigor
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lascivious
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lewd, indecent
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