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tutelage (noun)
Def: instruction; teaching; guidance.

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gambol (verb)
Def: to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic.

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self-effacing (adjective)
Def: tending to make oneself or one's actions inconspicuous, especially because of humility or timidity; modest.

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mid (adjective)
Def: mediocre, unimpressive, or disappointing.

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stratum (noun)
Def: one of a number of portions or divisions likened to layers or levels.

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irenic (adjective)
Def: tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.

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delve (verb)
Def: to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate.

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appellative (adjective)
Def: designative; descriptive.

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en famille (adverb)
Def: in or with the family; at home.

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impromptu (adjective)
Def: improvised; having the character of an improvisation.

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illimitable (adjective)
Def: incapable of being limited; limitless; boundless.

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Neufchâtel (noun)
Def: a soft, white cheese similar to cream cheese, made from whole or partly skimmed milk in Neufchâtel, a town in N France.

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umlaut (noun)
Def: a mark placed over a vowel to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without it, especially as so used in German.

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hugger-mugger (adjective)
Def: secret or clandestine.

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salmagundi (noun)
Def: any mixture or miscellany.

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capriole (noun)
Def: a caper or leap.

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spondulicks (noun)
Def: money; cash.

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ad nauseam (adverb)
Def: to a sickening or disgusting degree.

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natto (noun)
Def: a dish of fermented cooked soybeans, often eaten for breakfast over white rice or with toppings such as soy sauce and mustard.

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acumen (noun)
Def: keen insight; shrewdness.