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| bonsai | (noun) a potted plant (as a tree) dwarfed by special methods of culture. |
| schism | (noun) a division of a group into two discordant groups. |
| appellate | (adjective) having the power to review and affirm, reverse, or modify the judgment or decision of another tribunal. |
| elegiac | (adjective) of, relating to, befitting, or comprising a song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead. |
| sapphire | (noun) a precious stone of transparent rich blue corundum of great value. |
| vestigial | (adjective) of, relating to, or being a small and degenerate body part or organ that remains from one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms. |
| laureate | (noun) a recipient of an honor or award for outstanding achievement in an art or science. |
| plagiarism | (noun) an act or an instance of stealing and passing off as one's own the ideas or words of another. |
| ragamuffin | (noun) a ragged and unkempt youth. |
| agitprop | (noun) propaganda and agitation especially in behalf of communism. |
| circumstantial | (adjective) belonging to, consisting of, influenced by, or dependent on conditions, facts, or events accompanying others. |
| guineas | (plural noun) English gold coins issued from 1663 to 1813 worth 21 shillings. |
| armistice | (noun) temporary suspension of hostilities as agreed upon by those engaged in the hostilities. |
| importunate | (adjective) troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand. |
| lingua franca | (noun) something (as a system of common interests or social symbols) that functions like a common language in making individuals comprehensible to one another. |
| occipital | (adjective) of or relating to the back part of the head of a vertebrate or an insect. |
| queue | (noun) a sequence of messages or jobs held in auxiliary storage awaiting transmission or processing. |
| focaccia | (noun) a flat Italian bread typically seasoned with herbs and olive oil. |
| aficionado or afficionado | (noun) an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast : fan. |
| genoise | (noun) a light cake of sugar, flour, melted butter, and stiffly beaten eggs. |
