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Abbreviation

A shortened form of a word or phrase

Frivolous

not having any serious purpose or value

Nepotism

the practice among those with power of favoring relatives, friends, or associates.

Tyrannical

exercise in power in a cruel or arbitrary way

Ulcerate

Develop into or become affected by an ulcer

Repartee

Conversation or speech, characterized by quick, witty comments or replies

Argot

The jargon, or slang of a particular group or class

kakapo

A large flightless New Zealand parrot with greenish plumage

Ponzi

an investment scheme that pays existing investors money collected from new investors

Styptic

A substance capable of stopping bleeding when applied to a wound

regalia

The emblems or insignia of royalty, especially the crown scepter, and other ornaments used at the coronation

vituperative

Bitter or abusive

churlish

rude and a mean-spirited and surly way

laconic

of a person, speech, or style of writing, using very few words

Gregarious

to associate with others of one's kind

myopia

Nurse rightness a vision condition in which near objects appear clear but objects far away look blurry

quandary

A difficult situation

theocracy

A system of government, in which priest rule in the name of God

pergola

an archway in a garden or park, usually consisting of a parallel colonnade, supporting an open roof

Colonnade

A roll of column supporting a roof