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6572266971invaluableextremely useful; indispensable: "An invaluable source of information."0
6572270314idiosyncrasya mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: "One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first."1
6572282027idioma group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words: "'It's raining cats and dogs,' is a strange idiomatic expression."2
6572317764vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry. "He was a vociferous opponent of the takeover."3
6572320674spitea desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone: "She'd think I was saying it out of spite."4
6572327469empiricalbased on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic: "They provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument."5
6572334762minutiaethe small, precise, or trivial details of something: "The minutiae of everyday life."6
6572341405watershedan event or period marking a turning point in a course of action or state of affairs: "These works mark a watershed in the history of music."7
6572348869adventthe arrival of a notable person, thing, or event: "The advent of television."8
6572353610provincialunsophisticated or narrow-minded: "His contributions to the discussion are often provincial."9

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