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| 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. |
| matriculation | (noun) the action of or the state of being admitted to membership in a body, society, or institution especially a college or university. |
| bazooka | (noun) a light portable usually crew-served shoulder weapon used especially to launch armor-piercing rockets. |
| anthropomorphic | (adjective) described or thought of as having human form or attributes : ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things. |
| bloviate | (verb) to orate verbosely and windily. |
| anonymity | (noun) the quality or state of being with the name unknown or unrevealed (as through absence or lack of identification, individuality, or personality). |
| galoot | (noun) a man who is strange, odd or foolish. |
| pariah | (noun) a person despised or rejected by society : an outcast. |
| macrocosm | (noun) a complex regarded as a whole world in itself. |
| juxtapose | (verb) to place side by side. |
| smithereens | (plural noun) bits : fragments. |
