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whet start learning		to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) //whet a knife 2: to make keen or more acute
pundit start learning		1: a learned person: TEACHER 2: a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media: CRITIC
take exception to start learning		strongly object to
redux start learning		brought back Following a spell of unseasonably warm weather in late May, early June felt like spring redux as the region experienced a series of cool, rainy days.
precipitous start learning		1. dangerously high or steep 2. (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration. "precipitous intervention"
penchant start learning		a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. "he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs"
turgid start learning		1: excessively embellished in style or language: BOMBASTIC, POMPOUS //turgid prose 2.: being in a state of distension: SWOLLEN, TUMID //turgid limbs
ad-lib start learning		to deliver spontaneously intransitive verb: to improvise especially lines or a speech
crowdsourcing start learning		the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers
eviscerate start learning		1. a: to take out the entrails of: DISEMBOWEL b: to deprive of vital content or force 2: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
salient start learning		: moving by leaps or springs: JUMPING 2: jetting upward //a salient fountain 3a: projecting beyond a line, surface, or level b: standing out conspicuously: PROMINENT especially: of notable significance
diatribe start learning		: a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing 2: ironic or satirical criticism 3archaic: a prolonged discourse
Iatrogenesis start learning		The side effects and risks associated with the medical intervention are called iatrogenesis. These side effects are also called adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Iatrogenesis is composed of two Greek words, “iatros,” which means physicians and “genesis,” which means origin.

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