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whet
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to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) //whet a knife 2: to make keen or more acute
pundit
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1: a learned person: TEACHER 2: a person who gives opinions in an authoritative manner usually through the mass media: CRITIC
take exception to
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strongly object to
redux
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brought back
Following a spell of unseasonably warm weather in late May, early June felt like spring redux as the region experienced a series of cool, rainy days.
precipitous
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1. dangerously high or steep
2. (of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration. "precipitous intervention"
penchant
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a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something. "he has a penchant for adopting stray dogs"
turgid
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1: excessively embellished in style or language: BOMBASTIC, POMPOUS //turgid prose
2.: being in a state of distension: SWOLLEN, TUMID //turgid limbs
ad-lib
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to deliver spontaneously intransitive ​verb: to improvise especially lines or a speech
crowdsourcing
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the practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers
eviscerate
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1. a: to take out the entrails of: DISEMBOWEL b: to deprive of vital content or force 2: to remove an organ from (a patient) or the contents of (an organ)
salient
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: moving by leaps or springs: JUMPING 2: jetting upward //a salient fountain 3a: projecting beyond a line, surface, or level b: standing out conspicuously: PROMINENT especially: of notable significance
diatribe
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: a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing 2: ironic or satirical criticism 3archaic: a prolonged discourse
Iatrogenesis
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The side effects and risks associated with the medical intervention are called iatrogenesis. These side effects are also called adverse drug reactions (ADRs).
Iatrogenesis is composed of two Greek words, “iatros,” which means physicians and “genesis,” which means origin.

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