| affluenza | (noun) an inability to understand the consequences of one's actions because of financial privilege | - |
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| baiza | (noun) 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman | Synonyms: baisa |
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| bonanza | (noun) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) | Synonyms: boom, bunce, godsend, gold rush, gravy, manna from heaven, windfall |
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| (noun) an especially rich vein of precious ore | - |
| cadenza | (noun) a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music | - |
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| chalaza | (noun) one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell | - |
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| (noun) basal part of a plant ovule opposite the micropyle; where integument and nucellus are joined | - |
| colza | (noun) Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop | Synonyms: Brassica napus, rape |
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| coryza | (noun) an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge) | Synonyms: rhinitis |
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| credenza | (noun) a kind of sideboard or buffet | Synonyms: credence |
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| czaritza | (noun) the wife or widow of a czar | Synonyms: czarina, tsarina, tsaritsa, tzarina |
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| extravaganza | (noun) any lavishly staged or spectacular entertainment | - |
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| guereza | (noun) a colobus monkey with a reddish brown coat and white silky fringes down both sides of the body | Synonyms: Colobus guereza |
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| influenza | (noun) an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease | Synonyms: flu, grippe |
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| kwanza | (noun) the basic unit of money in Angola | - |
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| lespedeza | (noun) shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States | Synonyms: bush clover |
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| liza | (noun) similar to the striped mullet and takes its place in the Caribbean region | Synonyms: Mugil liza |
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| mestiza | (noun) a woman of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry) | - |
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| mezuza | (noun) religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law | Synonyms: mezuzah |
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| mirza | (noun) a title of respect placed before the surname of an official, scholar, or other distinguished man. | - |
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| organza | (noun) a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy | - |
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| piazza | (noun) a public square with room for pedestrians | Synonyms: place, plaza |
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| pizza | (noun) Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheese | Synonyms: pizza pie |
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| plaza | (noun) mercantile establishment consisting of a carefully landscaped complex of shops representing leading merchandisers; usually includes restaurants and a convenient parking area; a modern version of the traditional marketplace | Synonyms: center, centre, mall, shopping center, shopping centre, shopping mall |
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| (noun) a public square with room for pedestrians | Synonyms: piazza, place |
| stanza | (noun) a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem | - |
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| yakuza | (noun) organized crime in Japan; an alliance of criminal organizations and illegal enterprises | - |
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| (noun) a Japanese gangster | - |