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Meaning of hypothesis, dearth, sinecure, homonym, stupendous, microcosm, glut, mercenary, harbinger, accord

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Meaning of hypothesis (noun)
assumption made for the sake of argument; supposition

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This bold hypothesis would still be accepted by many anthropologists and historians, and even those who have tried to refute it are still working within its framework.

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Meaning of dearth (noun)
scarcity; shortage; lack

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A series of coincidental resignations left the firm with a dearth of talent.
The dearth of the coverage forced him to look for a new insurance agent.

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Meaning of sinecure (noun)
profitable and easy job

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One way of evading restrictions was to find sinecure posts for good players; one man was given the job of checking the advertising posters for the club, though the most common trick was for club directors, who were often substantial employers, to find part-time or simply bogus jobs for which payment was made.

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Meaning of homonym (noun)
two words having the same sound but different meanings

Example
Words having exactly the same sound, but different spellings and meanings: To be completely accurate, these are homophones: but homonym is the term in more general use.

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Meaning of stupendous (adjective)
amazing by virtue of its immense size, force or any quality in exceptional degree

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Whatever the motives behind the truly stupendous achievements in the field of religious building by people of all races and creeds throughout the centuries, there can be no doubt that those motives must be extremely powerful.

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Meaning of microcosm (noun)
little world or universe in miniature

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The hazards are internal; as the pressure-cooker microcosm of the nation's Balkanisation, it is impossible to court, for instance, the Jewish vote without offending blacks, and vice-versa.

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Meaning of glut (noun)
abundance; full amount; excessive supply

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Since 1979, a number of factors have combined to create a situation in the oil business which is the opposite of that in 1973 - a glut of oil on the world market and falling crude prices.

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Meaning of mercenary (noun)
hired soldier; greedy person

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A mercenary was hired for a hundred dollars a month, good money in those days even if you had to fight a war to get it.

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Meaning of harbinger (noun)
omen; signal

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We must hope it was a harbinger that the one riotously funny scene occurred at the end of the first episode, with Europe through.

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Meaning of accord (noun)
agreement; harmony; settlement

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Now, faced with the Anglo-Irish accord, the three unionist leaders were again united and Paisley and Molyneaux were working the main street of Bangor to boost Kilfedder's support.

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