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| claustrophobia | n. An abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces. |
| colleague | n. An associate or coworker of similar status. |
| condescend (1) | v. to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior. |
| condescend (2) | v. To behave in an offensively superior manner. |
| contingent (adj. 1) | adj. Conditional; depending on something else. |
| contingent (adj. 2) | Likely, but not certain to happen; possible. |
| contingent (n) | n. A group that is part of a larger one. |
| daunt | v. To discourage or intimidate. |
| deluge (n. 1) | n. a downpour of rain; a flood. |
| deluge (n. 2) | n. A flood of anything. |
| deluge (v.) | v. To flood or overwhelm. |
| dispel | v. To clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering. |
| dub | v. To give a title, nickname, or description to. |
| fanfare | n. A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments. |
| fledgling (n. 1) | n. A young bird just learning to fly. |
| fledgling (n. 2) | n. A young and unexperienced person. |
| fledgling (adj. 2) | adj. New and untested. |
| inane | adj. Empty; shallow or silly. |
| mettle | n. Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit. |
| negligible | adj. Small and unimportant, not worth noticing. |
| protract | v. To draw out or lengthen (in time). |
| replica | n. A copy or reproduction, especially in a smaller scale than the original. |
