Affinity- relationship by marriage
Bilious- extremely unpleasant or distasteful, peevish
Cognate- allied or similar in nature or quality
Corollary- an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion
Cul-de-sac- dead end in a street
Derring-do - daring action
Divination- the practice of attempting to foretell future events or discover hidden knowledge by occult or supernatural means
Elixir- a substance capable of prolonging life indefinitely
Folderol- mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas
Gamut- the entire scale or range
Hoi Polloi- the common people
Ineffable- incapable of being expressed or described in words
Lucubration- laborious work, study, thought especially at night
Mnemonic- intended to assist the memory
Obloquy- abusive language
Parameter- an independent variable used to express the coordinates of variable point and functions of them
Pundit- person who makes comments or judgments in an authoritative manner
Risible- causing or capable of causing laughter
Symptomatic- having the characteristics of a certain disease but arising of a different cause
Volte-face- a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy
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