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Meaning of enigma, remorse, coterie, elaboration, quintessence, pallor, hiatus, abstinence, hone, allure

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Meaning of enigma (noun)
mystery; secret; perplexity; puzzle; riddle

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To all of the searchers, the missing child's location remained a great enigma.

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Meaning of remorse (noun)
guilt; sorrow; regret

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The prosecutor argued that the defendant had shown no remorse for his actions.

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Meaning of coterie (noun)
clique; group who meet frequently, usually socially

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A special aspect of campus life is joining a coterie.
Every day after school she joins her coterie on the playground and they go out for a soda.

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Meaning of elaboration (noun)
act of clarifying; adding details; act of improving; careful planning

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The mayor called for an elaboration on the ordinance's first draft.

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Meaning of quintessence (noun)
pure essence of anything; epitome

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This story is the quintessence of American fiction.

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Meaning of pallor (noun)
lack of facial color; wanness; paleness

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The more vivid the testimony grew, the more the witness seemed to take on a ghostly pallor.

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Meaning of hiatus (noun)
interval; break; separation; interruption; opening

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Summer vacation provided a much-needed hiatus for the students.
Between graduation and the first day of his new job, Tim took a three-month hiatus in the Caribbean.

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Meaning of abstinence (noun)
self-restraint; forbearance; avoidance

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In preparation for the Olympic games, the athletes practiced abstinence from red meat and junk food, adhering instead to a menu of pasta and produce.

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Meaning of hone (noun)
something used to sharpen; whetstone

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He ran the knife over the hone for hours to get a razor-sharp edge.

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Meaning of allure (noun)
entice; attraction; temptation; glamor

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Singapore's allure is its bustling economy.

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