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Words
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Meanings
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| Enervate | to reduce in strength |
| Anachronism | something out of place in time |
| Aerie | a nest built high in the air; an elevated, often secluded, dwelling |
| Belfry | bell tower; room in which a bell in hung |
| Gullible | easily deceived |
| Implacable | unable to be calmed down or made peaceful |
| Juncture | point of time, especially where two things are joined |
| Coalesce | to grow together to form a single whole |
| Meretricious | gaudy; falsely attractive |
| Proliferate | to increase in number quickly |
| Xenophobia | a fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers |
| Pristine | fresh and clean; uncorrupted |
| Arrogate | to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right |
| Deference | respect; courtesy |
| Kudos | fame, glory, or honor |
| Idiosyncrasy | peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity |
| Philanthropy | charity; a desire or effort to promote goodness |
| Tirade | long, harsh speech or verbal attack |
| Caustic | hurtful speaking |
| Diatribe | an abusive, condemnatory speech |