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8 Handy Words When You Just Need a Pinch
Get schooled on 'school'.
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pipe dream "An illusory or fantastic plan, hope, or story"
exegesis "Explanation, esp. an explanation or critical interpretation of a text"
acrostic "The initial letters form a word"
Svengali 'A person who manipulates'
Which word entered the English language first?
a space or time between things
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Surprisingly specific words for shapes.
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Build a city of skyscrapers—one synonym at a time.
"An illusory or fantastic plan, hope, or story"
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