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Meaning of anaphylaxis (noun)
allergic reaction; vulnerability

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The boy's severe anaphylaxis to a series of medications made writing prescriptions a tricky proposition.

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Meaning of biennial (noun)
plant which blooms every two years; event which occurs every two years

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She has lived here for four years and has seen the biennials bloom twice.

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Meaning of pessimism (noun)
seeing only the gloomy side; hopelessness; (opposite; optimism)

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After endless years of drought, pessimism grew in the hearts of even the most dedicated farmer.

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Meaning of progeny (noun)
children; offspring; outcome

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It is through his progeny that his name shall live on.
The princes were the progeny of royalty.

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Meaning of comeliness (noun)
beauty; attractiveness in appearance or behavior

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The comeliness of the woman attracted everyone's attention.

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Meaning of hierarchy (noun)
system of persons or things arranged according to rank

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I was put at the bottom of the hierarchy while Jane was put at the top.

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Meaning of wrath (noun)
violent or unrestrained anger; fury; rage

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Do not trespass on his property or you will have to deal with his wrath.

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Meaning of hyperbole (noun)
exaggeration; overstatement

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The full moon was almost blinding in its brightness, he said with a measure of hyperbole.

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Meaning of usury (noun)
lending of money with an excessively high interest rate

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An interest rate 30 points above the prime rate would be considered usury in the United States.
Loan sharks frequently practice usury, but their debtors usually have little choice but to keep quiet and pay up.

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Meaning of implication (noun)
suggestion; inference; connotation; hint

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An implication was made that there might be trickery involved.

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