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Boitumelo M. (South Africa)
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  1. acceleration
    an increase in rate of change
  2. ampere
    the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  3. accompaniment
    a musical part that supports other musical parts
  4. austerity
    excessive sternness
  5. affiliation
    the act of becoming formally connected or joined
  6. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  7. ampersand
    a punctuation mark (&) that represents the conjunction "and"
  8. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  9. agglomerate
    form into one cluster
  10. acquisition
    something gained
  11. acquittance
    a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
  12. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
  13. astigmatism
    impaired eyesight common in nearsighted people
  14. atonement
    the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing
  15. authenticate
    establish the undisputed credibility of something
  16. bailiff
    officer of the court employed to execute writs and processes
  17. beatitude
    a state of supreme happiness
  18. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  19. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  20. bronchitis
    inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes
  21. bureaucracy
    a government administered primarily by nonelective officials
  22. calisthenics
    light exercises designed to promote general fitness
  23. cataclysm
    a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
  24. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  25. cantata
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra
  26. chivalry
    the medieval principles governing knightly conduct
  27. chauffeur
    drive someone in a vehicle
  28. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  29. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  30. coalescence
    the union of diverse things into one body or form or group
  31. commissioner
    a member of a special group considering some matter
  32. concentric
    having a common center
  33. consanguineous
    related by blood
  34. consequently
    as a result
  35. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
  36. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  37. controversial
    marked by or capable of causing disagreement
  38. controversy
    a dispute where there is strong disagreement
  39. continuous
    moving in time or space without interruption
  40. cordially
    in a politely friendly manner
  41. curriculum
    an integrated course of academic studies
  42. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  43. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  44. declamation
    a long, impassioned speech
  45. defamation
    an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  46. deciduous
    shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
  47. dissatisfy
    fail to please or meet expectations
  48. dormitory
    a large sleeping room containing several beds
  49. efficiency
    skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort
  50. editorial
    an article giving opinions or perspectives
  51. eighth
    position eight in a countable series of things
  52. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  53. enlighten
    give spiritual insight to
  54. etiquette
    rules governing socially acceptable behavior
  55. enunciation
    the articulation of speech with regards to intelligibility
  56. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  57. etymology
    a history of a word
  58. exceedingly
    to a very great or unusually large degree
  59. exiguous
    extremely scanty
  60. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  61. foreordination
    being determined in advance
  62. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  63. fiasco
    a complete failure or collapse
  64. financier
    a person skilled in large-scale monetary transactions
  65. frankincense
    an aromatic gum resin formerly valued for worship
  66. fundamental
    serving as an essential component
  67. fluctuation
    an instance of change
  68. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  69. grammatical
    of or pertaining to the rules that structure language
  70. gymnasium
    athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
  71. gynecology
    the branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women
  72. gyroscope
    rotating mechanism in the form of a mounted spinning wheel
  73. hypnotist
    a person who induces hypnosis
  74. heterogeneity
    the quality of being diverse and not comparable in kind
  75. honorarium
    a fee paid for a nominally free service
  76. hypothalamus
    a basal part of the diencephalon governing autonomic nervous system
  77. ichthyology
    the branch of zoology that studies fishes
Created on Wed Jun 04 08:34:31 EDT 2025

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