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superannuate
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to allow to retire from service or office because of age or infirmity
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antediluvian
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very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive
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pusillanimous
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cowardly, craven
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jejune
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vapid, uninteresting, nugatory; childish, immature, puerile
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denouement
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an outcome or solution; the unravelling of a plot
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nugatory
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of no real value; trifling; worthless
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ludology
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game studies
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deleterious
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injurious to health; harmful
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ineluctable
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certain, inevitable
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invidious
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calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful
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plangent
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pounding, thundering, resounding
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peroration
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the concluding part of a speech; flowery, rhetorical speech
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peregrination
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travel from one place to another, esp. on foot; a course of travel; journey
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tautology
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needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"
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filigree
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delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques; anything very delicate or fanciful
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