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| a large, often scholarly, book |
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| froward \FROH-werd\, adjective |
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| not easily managed; contrary |
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| expurgate \EK-sper-geyt\, verb |
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| to remove objectionable words or passages from a document |
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| interminable \in-TUR-muh-nuh-buhl\, adjective |
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| so long as to seem endless; never stopping |
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| consternation \kon-ster-NEY-shuhn\, noun |
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| sudden dread or paralyzing terror |
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| burnish \BUR-nish\, verb, noun |
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1. to make shiny by polishing
2. a polish or shine |
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| tautological \taw-TOL-uh-guh-kuhl\, adjective |
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| unnecessarily or uselessly repetitive |
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| ellipsis \i-LIP-sis\, noun: |
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| three dots used to show an omission in writing or printing; the omission of a word or words in text |
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| toady \TOH-dee\, noun, verb |
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1. a fawning flatterer; humble dependent
2. to attempt to gain favor by fawning or being servile |
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| osteopath \OS-tee-uh-path\, noun |
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| a practitioner specializing in treatment chiefly by manipulation of the bones and muscles |
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