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baksheesh
[bak-sheesh]
a tip, present, or gratuity

deleterious
[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]
injurious to health

tautology
[taw-tol-uh-jee]
needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"

zeitgeber
[tsahyt-gey-ber]
an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

excoriate
[ik-skawr-ee-eyt]
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

solipsism
[sol-ip-siz-uhm]
the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

collude
[kuh-lood]
to conspire in a fraud

expatiate
[ik-spey-shee-eyt]
to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

sagacious
[suh-gey-shuhs]
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

precipitate
[pri-sip-i-teyt]
headlong

ostensible
[o-sten-suh-buhl]
outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended

triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13

quire
[kwahyuhr]
a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

prostrate
[pros-treyt ]
to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

jejune
[ji-joon]
(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

halcyon
[hal-see-uhn]
calm; peaceful; tranquil