legitimate--being in compliance with the law-- He is doing legitimate business.
outrageous--grossly offensive to decency or morality--What he did is simply outrageous.
hypocrisy--the practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess--He is a person of hypocrisy.
poise--a state of balance or equilibrium--It is important to stay in poise.
denominate--to give a name to-- He denominates the food Zongzi.
assassination--kill someone secretly--He escaped an assassination.
duck--escape--He forgot to duck.
dyad--two individuals or units regarded as a pair-- We have dyads of chromosomes in cells.
predilection--preference--He has a predilection for classical composers.
detour--a roundabout way or course--He was forced to take the detour.
gynecologist--an expert in women diseases--He works as a gynecoligist.
ubiquity--omnipresence--The ubiquity of pollution is a serious problem.
sedate--serious--She is a sedate girl.
dowager--a widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband--She is a dowager.
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