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Idée fixe

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Idée fixe  [  ee-dey FEEKS  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   an idea that one has entertained for a long time; a fixed idea; obsession   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The British psychedelic band Pink Floyd's idee fixe of incorporating technology in music was considered ahead of its time.
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Armada

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Armada  [  ahr-MAH-duh'  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a fleet of warships 2. a fleet of vehicles   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   An armada of trucks laden with cargo was on its way to the port.
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Eschew

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Eschew  [  es-CHOO  ]   [  verb  ]   MEANING :   to avoid or keep away from, esp. from wrongdoings or evil; to shun   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   All religions advise their people to eschew wickedness and evil from their daily lives.
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Anguish

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Anguish  [  ANG-gwish  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (n.) intense suffering or pain 2. (tr.v.) to inflict with or cause distress or extreme pain 3. (intr.v.) to suffer from or endure intense sorrow or pain   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The mental anguish suffered by the POWs continued even after their release.
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Advert

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Advert  [  ad-VURT   ]   [  intransitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to direct attention 2. focus on   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   After a brief introduction, the Chairman adverted to the main topic of recession and its effect on the company's profitability.
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Uxorious

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Uxorious  [  uhk-SAWR-ee-uh's  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. affectionately submissive toward one's wife 2. foolishly doting upon one's wife 3. characterized by excess devotion to one's wife   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The uxorious husband refused to believe that his wife was anything but perfect in spite of the complaints from the neighbours.
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Paroxysm

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Paroxysm  [  PAR-uh’ k-siz-uh ’m  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a sudden fit, outburst or spasm of action or emotion 2. an attack, intensification or recurrence of a certain disease   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   People thought him to be weird because of his fits of paroxysms.
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Amalgamate

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Amalgamate  [  uh'-MAL-guh'-meyt  ]   [  intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to mix, combine or blend together 2. (tr.v.) to mix with mercury 3. (intr.v.) to coalesce, merge or unite   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   All data has to be amalgamated, then studied, to reach a valid conclusion.
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Chaperon

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Chaperon  [  SHAP-uh'-rohn  ]   [  noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr. v.) to accompany for the sake of propriety 2. (intr. v.) to act as an escort or guardian in public 3.(n.) an older woman, who, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or to a party of young unmarried men and women for the sake of propriety 4. (n.) an adult present in order to maintain propriety at an activity of young people 5. (n.) a 15th. century round headdress of cloth with streamers hanging down   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   She attended the May Queen ball chaperoned by her aunt.
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Wean

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Wean  [  ween  ]   [  transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. to accustom a young mammal to take its nourishment from means other than its mother's milk 2. to cause to get detached from a habit or source of one's attachment   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Babies are weaned at nine months.
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Liturgy

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Liturgy  [  LIT-er-jee  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   the prescribed set forms of rituals for public religious worship   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The elaborate liturgy in Hindu festivals can be intimidating if one is not accustomed to them.
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Sublime

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Sublime  [  suh'-BLAHYM  ]   [  noun, verb, adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. (adj.) absolute or sheer 2. (adj.) high or grand in thought 3. (adj.) stir the mind with a sense of grandeur 4. (n.) the quality of the greatest 5. to convert a solid into vapour by heating   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The young executive impressed everyone at the meeting with his sublime acumen and knowledge of the intricacies of the management process.
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Brunt

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Brunt  [  bruhnt  ] [  noun  ] MEANING : 1. the main force of a blow 2. most of the impact of 3. the burden of USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The back section of the fort bore the brunt of the attack indicating that the invaders had used divertive tactics.
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Tamper

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Tamper  [  TAM-per  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (intr. v.) to interfere with 2. (intr. v.) to falsify by making changes 3. (intr. v.) to influence by illegal dealings 4. (tr. v.) to change improperly   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The accused had tampered with the evidence.
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Deranged

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Deranged  [  di-REYNJD  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   1. insane, mad or mentally disturbed 2. disordered, disarranged or unbalanced   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The deranged lady was admitted to the mental asylum so that she would not harm herself or others.
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Libertine

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Libertine  [  LIB-er-teen, -tin  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a person who lives without moral restraint 2. a person who is a freethinker   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   Feudal, conservative societies offer no place to a libertine.
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Synopsis

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Synopsis  [  si-NOP-sis  ]   [  noun  ]   MEANING :   1. a condensed statement on a topic 2. a summary or a brief version   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   All the students were told to write a synopsis of the lecture and submit it the following day.
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Condign

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Condign  [  kuh n-DAHYN  ]   [  adjective  ]   MEANING :   appropriate; well-deserved   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   The death penalty would be the most condign punishment for somebody who commits a cold-blooded murder.
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Gall

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Gall  [  gawl  ]   [  noun, transitive verb  ]   MEANING :   1. (tr.v.) to annoy or cause vexation 2. (tr.v.) to cause a sore due to rubbing or friction 3. (n.) audacity, impudence or insolence 4. (n.) bile of an animal 5. (n.) rancour, bitterness or one that is bitter 6. (n.) vexation or annoyance 7.(n.) a sore that is caused by rubbing   USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :   He galled his friend to the extent that they were involved in a fight.
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Nadir

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