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allision
noun
  1. the action of dashing against or striking upon.
  2. the running of one ship upon another ship that is stationary. distinguished from collision
 
febrile
adjective
  1. having or showing the symptoms of a fever.
  2. characterized by a great deal of nervous excitement or energy.
 
meretricious
adjective
  1. apparently attractive but having no real value
  2. archaic . relating to or characteristic of a prostitute.
 
claque
noun
  1. a group of sycophantic followers.

  2. a group of people hired to applaud (or heckle) a performer or public speaker.
 
 clique
noun
  1. a small close-knit group of people who do not readily allow others to join them.
 
coterie
noun
  1. a small group of people with shared interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of other people
 
camarilla
noun. rare
  1. a small group of people, especially a group of advisers to a ruler or politician, with a shared purpose
 
Misogynoir

mi·sog·y·noir mə-ˌsä-jə-ˈnwär. : hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against Black women.
 
Maelstrom

noun
  1. a powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river
  2. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) .
  3. a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil

Maelstrom comes from an obsolete Dutch phrase meaning "whirling stream."

It has been incorporated into Danish, Swedish and Norwegian and now English
 
obloquy
noun
  1. strong public condemnation.
  2. disgrace, especially that brought about by public condemnation
 
checkmate

Origin
Middle English:
from Old French eschec mat,
from Arabic šāh māta,
from Persian šāh māt ...‘the king is dead’
 
involution
noun
  1. Physiology
    the shrinkage of an organ in old age or when inactive, e.g. of the  uterus after childbirth

  2. Mathematics
    a function, transformation, or operator that is equal to its inverse, i.e. which gives the identity when applied to itself.

  3. the process of complicating something, or the state of being complicated
 
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