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a. last; coming at the end
b. farthest; extreme
c. greatest possible
ultimate
to bring to an end; conclude
(INTRANS. VERB)
to come to an end
terminate
only superficially relevant or related
tangential
one subject to the authority of another
(ADJECTIVE)
of a lower class or rank; inferior
(TRANS. VERB)
to put in a lower class or rank; make inferior
subordinate
a. something that follows; continuation
b. a result or consequence
c. a literary work that, while complete in itself, continues an already existing narrative
sequel
a. central or crucial to somehing; very important
b. pertaining to a pivot, the shaft about which a related part rotates or swings
pivotal
a. to begin; originate; cause to begir
b. to admit into membership
initiate
a. the basic or essential feature of something
b. a baffling or puzzling point that is difficult to explain
crux
a. to approach the same oint from different directions; meet
b. to move toward a common conclusion or result
converge
a. the condition of being withou a stop or interruption
b. an uninterrupted succession or flow
continuity
a. one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one's life, activities, or surroundings
b. a change or variation
vicissitude
a wild or unpredictable notion or action; odd fancy
vagary
the ability to make valuable discoveries by chance; luck
serendipity
a. a peculiarity of behavior; mannerism; idiosyncrasy
b. an unpredictable or unaccountable shift in action
quirk
resulting from or seeming to result from divine will; fortunate; oportune
providential
presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious advantageous
propitious
a set of words spoken as a magic charm or to cast a magic spell
incantation
the belief that all events are determined in advance by fate and cannot be changed by human means
fatalism
characterized by or subject to sudden, unprdictable changes; fickle
capricious
an object worn to bring luck or to protect against evil or injury; charm
amulet
a. spoken by or using the language spoken by the common people rather than literary, cultured, or learned people; vernacular
b. of or associated with the common people
c. lacking tatse or delicacy; coarse
d. conspicuous and excessive; pretentious
vulgar
a. the ungrammatical usage of a word or construction of a sentence
b. a violation of good manners or good tatse
c. something out of the normal or proper order
solecism
a. consisting of many groups speaking different languages
b. speaking or writing several languages
c. containing elements or material from different languages
(NOUN)
a. a person who knows several languages
b. a mixture of languages
polyglot
a. a dialect other than the standard dialect of a language, especially a regional or uneducated form of speech
b. the distinctive language of a special group; jargon
patois
a particular manner or kind of speech
parlance
a newly made-up word, phrase, or expression
neologism
the study of human speech, especially its components, structure, and nature, and how it changes
linguistics
a person for whom something is or is thought to be named
eponym
a speech sound that consists of either two vowels or a vowel and a semivowel (such as y) contained in a single syllable
diphthong
a name or title that distinguishes or identifies

cognomen, epithet
apellation
wealthy, rich, or affluent

sumptuous, luxurious
opulent
without definite form; shapeless

vague, undefined
amorphous
highly susceptible to sexual stimulation

sensual, suggestive
erotic
dead and putrefying flesh

corpse
carrion
unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness

beneficence, benignancy, goodwill
altruism
lasting only one day; short-lived

fleetin, evanescent, momentary, brief
ephemeral
to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround

beset, pester, harass, harry, hound
besiege
to deprive of strength, force, vigor

enfeeble, debilitate, sap, exhaust
enervate
to put or set right, correct; amend

redress, reform, amend, correct, improve, revise
rectify
having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm

fervid, passionate
fervent
keenness of merital perception and understanding; discernment; penetration

shrewdness, acuity, astuteness, insight
perspicacity
protection, support

patronage
aegis
a rude, awkward, or ill-mannered person

lout, oaf, boob, churl, philistine, vulgarian
boor
of low character, aims; of low grade or quality

degraded, dishonorable, lowly
ignoble
producing or tending to produce faction; causing dissension

dissident seditious, divisive, contentious
factious
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