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| unctuous | (adjective) revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality : oily. |
| caucasian | (adjective) of or relating to the Caucasus, a region between the Black & Caspian seas, or its inhabitants. |
| quorum | (noun) the number of members of an organization who when assembled can legally transact business in the absence of the other members. |
| chimera or chimaera | (noun) a grotesque animal form in painting or sculpture compounded from parts of different real or imaginary animals. |
| comedienne | (noun) an actress who plays in dramas of light and amusing character and typically with a happy ending. |
| pyrotechnics | (plural noun) a display of fireworks. |
| maunder | (verb) to move or progress slowly and uncertainly without definite aim or course. |
| satiety | (noun) the quality or state of being fed to or beyond capacity : fullness. |
| wildebeest | (noun) any of several rather large but compact African antelopes having a large head like that of an ox, short mane, long and flowing tail, and horns. |
| querulous | (adjective) expressing or suggestive of complaint : fretful : whining. |
| isochronous | (adjective) equal in duration, interval, or metrical length. |
| erstwhile | (adjective) having been at some past time : onetime, sometime, or former. |
| follicle | (noun) a small cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression. |
| cavalier | (adjective) given to airy dismissal of things worthy of attention. |
| suasion | (noun) the act or an instance of urging or convincing. |
| encryption | (noun) the act or process of putting into code. |
| collegiate | (adjective) designed for the use or relevant to the life of university students often on the nonacademic side. |
| revanche | (noun) revenge; especially : the policy of a government intent on the recovery of lost territory. |
| aubergine | (noun) a variable color averaging a blackish purple. |
| aerodynamic | (adjective) of or relating to the science that treats of the motion of air and other gaseous fluids and of the forces acting on bodies in motion relative to such fluids. |
