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| acronym (n) | words formed from the first letters of several words |
| amortize (v) | discharge in advance maturity; wiping out slowly |
| billingsgate (n) | foul, abusive, vulgar language |
| brogue (n) | Irish language; a heavy, comfortable shoe |
| didactic(adj) | one who is too much inclined to teach others |
| effete (adj) | exhaused of fertility; exhaused |
| holocaust (n) | complete distruction by fire |
| jargon (n) | confused, unintelligible language; gibberish; technical or secret vocabulary |
| obsequious (adj) | excessively willing to obey or overly servile |
| tawdry (adj) | showy, tasteless, cheap |
| vapid (adj) | dull and unexciting |
