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| chancellor | (noun) the chief minister of state in any of certain European countries who is charged with responsibilities corresponding to those of a prime minister. |
| recoup | (verb) to compensate (as oneself) for something (as expenses, losses). |
| Herculean | (adjective) of extraordinary might or tremendous difficulty. |
| ombudsman | (noun) a government official appointed to receive and investigate complaints made by individuals against abuses or capricious acts of public officials. |
| porosity | (noun) the quality or state of being capable of absorbing moisture. |
| dodecahedron | (noun) a solid having 12 plane faces. |
| injurious | (adjective) inflicting or tending to inflict damage : hurtful, harmful, detrimental. |
| prognosticate | (verb) to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict, prophesy. |
| complacency | (noun) satisfaction or self-satisfaction accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies. |
| omnibus | (adjective) of, relating to, or providing for many things or classes at once : containing or including many items. |
| carcinogen | (noun) a substance or agent producing or inciting cancerous growth. |
| tomahawk | (noun) a light axe used both as a missile and as a hand weapon by Native North Americans. |
| monochrome | (noun) the art of producing a painting or drawing in a single hue. |
| gluttonous | (adjective) marked by or given to greedy or excessive indulgence of any desire or faculty. |
| ostracism | (noun) exclusion by general consent from common privileges or social acceptance. |
| rappelled | (verb) descended a precipitous cliff by means of a rope. |
| presumptuous | (adjective) assuming a prerogative, privilege, or permission without warrant : taking liberties. |
| annihilation | (noun) the act of destroying totally or the state of being destroyed totally. |
| petroglyphs | (plural noun) carvings or inscriptions on a rock. |
| courtier | (noun) a gentleman attendant or frequenter of a sovereign's residence or establishment. |
