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Description of debacle (noun)
a sound defeat; drubbing; slaughter; trouncing; whipping



   
Description of gist (noun)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; core; center



   
Description of reconnaissance (noun)
the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

Determination of reconnaissance
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Description of nemesis (noun: nemeses)
vengeful opponent



   
Description of denotation (noun)
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; extension



   
Description of bureaucracy (noun: bureaucracies)
any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape

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Description of implacable (adjective)
incapable of being placated



   
Description of unobtrusive (adjective)
inconspicuous

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Description of phaeton (noun)
large open car seating four with folding top; tourer



   
Description of huffing (noun)
an act of forcible exhalation; snorting



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