6572266971 | invaluable | extremely useful; indispensable: "An invaluable source of information." | 0 | |
6572270314 | idiosyncrasy | a 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 | |
6572282027 | idiom | a 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 | |
6572317764 | vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry. "He was a vociferous opponent of the takeover." | 3 | |
6572320674 | spite | a desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone: "She'd think I was saying it out of spite." | 4 | |
6572327469 | empirical | based on observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic: "They provided considerable empirical evidence to support their argument." | 5 | |
6572334762 | minutiae | the small, precise, or trivial details of something: "The minutiae of everyday life." | 6 | |
6572341405 | watershed | an 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 | |
6572348869 | advent | the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event: "The advent of television." | 8 | |
6572353610 | provincial | unsophisticated or narrow-minded: "His contributions to the discussion are often provincial." | 9 |
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