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| Description of fetish (noun) anything to which one gives excessive devotion; idolized object Samples of fetish The clay figure of a fertility goddess was a fetish from an ancient civilization.
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| Description of approbation (noun) approval; praise; sanction; assent; consent Samples of approbation Certainly, Jacques passed on Green's approbation of Barker's attitude to Hampden Jackson and Douglas-Smith a few days after the late February meeting. Fortunately for the Government, this short debate in the House of Lords seems to have attracted little attention from the press, and it continued to receive general approbation for the exhibition, with the relevance of the competition remaining largely unquestioned.
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| Description of banter (noun) conversation which is amusing and not serious; tease; joke Samples of banter Throughout, his banter came as thick and fast as softshelled crab, only halting as he paused to take a slurp from his Dixie Beer or to wipe the steam off the camera lens.
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| Description of glut (noun) abundance; full amount; excessive supply Samples of glut 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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| Description of dissension (noun) conflict; disagreement; disparity Samples of dissension The China Inland Mission's early years inland were hazardous with riots, some internal dissension, and opposition from established missionaries who especially objected to the use of Chinese dress.
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| Description of harbinger (noun) omen; signal Samples of harbinger 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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| Description of mercenary (noun) hired soldier; greedy person Samples of mercenary 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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| Description of ascetic (noun) person who leads a simple life of self-denial; recluse; hermit Samples of ascetic The monastery is filled with ascetics who have devoted their lives to religion.
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| Description of edict (noun) decree; command; order Samples of edict It was a firm edict of company policy that all new recruits with management potential should undergo the experience of working temporarily in as many company departments as possible.
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| Description of respite (noun) rest period; temporary delay Samples of respite The workers talked and drank coffee during the respite. The team was given a respite from the long practice schedule.
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