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Description of erratum (noun)
misprint; typo; printing error

Samples of erratum
An erratum or corrigendum (plurals: errata, corrigenda) is a correction of a manual, handbook or other nonfictional text that contained mistakes.



   
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.



   
Description of pseudonym (noun)
fictitious name; pen name

Samples of pseudonym
I wrote three books under this pseudonym before I ran out of steam and out of publishers.



   
Description of hovel (noun)
dirty or wretched dwelling; hut; shack

Samples of hovel
Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.



   
Description of atheist (noun)
person who denies that God exists

Samples of atheist
On top of all this was the constant need to defend his religion against a clever elder brother who was an atheist.
But, although a professed and conforming Anglican, he was often reviled as an atheist.
Yeats was a complete atheist - he didn't believe in anything.



   
Description of exodus (noun)
mass departure; emigration

Samples of exodus
Following the Exodus from Egypt and the Settlement in Canaan in the latter part of the second millennium BC, the Jews found themselves in a region which was on the main line of communication between Egypt and Babylonia.



   
Description of anarchy (noun)
state of confusion or lawlessness

Samples of anarchy
Bad films emerge from creative anarchy which brings out the weaknesses of those involved.
Luther took fright at the anarchy he had loosed but could do little to prevent it, even when he threw his weight behind the German princes in their crushing of revolutionary movements.



   
Description of panacea (noun)
remedy for all ills

Samples of panacea
Celibacy is, at best, the lesser evil; by no means is it regarded as a panacea.



   
Description of collusion (noun)
secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy

Samples of collusion
The authority discovered a collusion between the director and treasurer.



   
Description of adversity (noun)
hardship; suffering; misfortune; crisis

Samples of adversity
Practice, then, is not the mindless repetition of difficult movements, although repetition and the overcoming of adversity may be present in any well-planned practice schedule.



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