Collins Dictionary

- DÉJÀ VU

1. NOUN
Déjà vu is the feeling that you have already experienced the things that are happening to you now.

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- COMESTIBLES

1. NOUN
food

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- SERIATION

1. NOUN
a serial arrangement or sequence; the act of arranging things in series or succession

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- BUOYANCY

1. ADJECTIVE
the ability to recover quickly after setbacks; resilience

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- PERNICIOUS

1. ADJECTIVE
wicked or malicious

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- SOCKDOLOGER

1. NOUN
a decisive blow or remark

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- TIRAMISU

1. NOUN
an Italian dessert made with sponge soaked in coffee and Marsala, topped with soft cheese and powdered chocolate

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- VAUNT-COURIER

1. NOUN
a person or thing that goes in advance; forerunner; herald

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- OBFUSCATE

1. VERB
To obfuscate something means to deliberately make it seem confusing and difficult to understand.

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