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Word Explanations bigotry, tumult, sepulcher, patina, repercussion, palimpsest, peon, feudatory, fiasco, mendicant

Explanation of bigotry (noun)
the intolerance and prejudice

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Explanation of tumult (noun)
form: tumults
the act of making a noisy disturbance; ruction; ruckus; rumpus

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Explanation of sepulcher (noun)
form: sepulchers
sepulchre; sepulture

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Explanation of patina (noun)
form: patinas
a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal

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Explanation of repercussion (noun)
a movement back from an impact; rebound; backlash

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Explanation of palimpsest (noun)
a manuscript on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible

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Explanation of peon (noun)
a laborer who is obliged to do menial work; navvy; galley slave

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Explanation of feudatory (noun)
a person holding a fief; liegeman; liege subject

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Explanation of fiasco (noun)
forms: fiascos, fiascoes
a sudden and violent collapse

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Explanation of mendicant (noun)
a pauper who lives by begging

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