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Word Explanations refectory, reprobation, calligraphy, sage, intelligentsia, ovation, optician, facilitate, deviate, tepidity

Explanation of refectory (noun)
form: refectories
a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)

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Explanation of reprobation (noun)
severe disapproval

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Explanation of calligraphy (noun)
beautiful handwriting; chirography

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Explanation of sage (noun)
form: sages
any of various plants of the genus Salvia

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Explanation of intelligentsia (noun)
an educated and intellectual elite

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Explanation of ovation (noun)
form: ovations
enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)

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Explanation of optician (noun)
a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision

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Explanation of facilitate (verb)
forms: facilitated; facilitated; facilitating
make easy; assist forward; promote

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Explanation of deviate (verb)
forms: deviated; deviated; deviating
cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

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Explanation of tepidity (noun)
a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin; tepidness

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Meaning of refectory, reprobation, calligraphy, sage, intelligentsia, ovation, optician