Anoxic

Free of oxygen.

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Oceanic anoxic events occur when the Earth's oceans become completely depleted of oxygen (O₂) below the surface levels. Although anoxic events have not happened for millions of years, the geological record shows that they happened many times in the past, and may have caused mass extinctions.

Aga

title of respect, as Hassan Aga; basic meaning is landlord

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Endogenous

The word endogenous means "arising from within", the opposite of exogenous.

Dovish

opposed to war, pacifist
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Atavism

An atavism is a real or supposed evolutionary throwback

Egregious

Extremely or remarkably bad
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e.g. Give it a shot… see what happens! Live life to its fullest and try to regret at least one egregious error per day.

Asceticism

a life characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures.

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Peurile

Childish

Chicanery

1. Deception by use of trickery.
2. Trickery via quibbling and distraction.

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Chicanery

1. Deception by use of trickery.
2. Trickery via quibbling and distraction.

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Saturnine

1. Gloomy or sullen in disposition.
2. Having a sardonic or bitter aspect.

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Truncheon

A European club made of wood.

e.g. You can dance at a truncheon, but it is more commonly used as a cudgel.