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| Description of usurpation (noun) art of taking something for oneself; seizure Samples of usurpation During the war, the usurpation of the country forced an entirely new culture on the natives.
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| Description of ruffian (noun) tough person; hoodlum; hooligan; bully; thug Samples of ruffian Contrary to popular opinion, ruffians are nothing new in the city.
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| Description of accomplice (noun) co-conspirator; partner; partner-in-crime Samples of accomplice The bank robber's accomplice drove the get-away car.
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| Description of gauntlet (noun) protective glove Samples of gauntlet The gauntlet saved the man's hand from being burned in the fire.
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| Description of genre (noun) kind; type; category; style Samples of genre The genre of the book is historical fiction.
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| Description of dither (noun) confused condition; hesitation; vacillation Samples of dither Having to take two tests in one day left the student in a dither.
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| Description of deference (noun) courteous respect for; honor; esteem; reverence Samples of deference To avoid a confrontation, the man showed deference to his friend. The deference shown to the elderly woman's opinion was heartwarming.
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| Description of malediction (noun) putting a curse on someone; talking negatively about another; slander Samples of malediction With the threat of a malediction, the man left the fortuneteller's house. Never having a nice word to say about anyone, her conversations are full of malediction.
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| Description of rabid (noun) disease affecting animals Samples of rabid He's been a rabid sports fan for as long as I have known him.
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| Description of pessimism (noun) seeing only the gloomy side; hopelessness; (opposite; optimism) Samples of pessimism After endless years of drought, pessimism grew in the hearts of even the most dedicated farmer.
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