vi⋅car⋅i⋅ous /vɪˈkɛəriəs/ /vaɪˈkɛriəs/
–Adjective
1. Experienced or gained by the loss or to the consequence of another, such as through watching or reading. People experience vicarious pleasures through watching television.
2. Done on behalf of others. The concept of vicarious atonement, that one person can atone for the sins of another, is found in many religions.
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pre⋅car⋅i⋅ous /prəˈkɛəriəs/ /prəˈkɛriəs/
–Adjective
1. (comparable) dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous
2. (law) depending on the intention of another
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ligature
–noun
In writing and typography, a ligature occurs where two or more letters are joined as a single glyph.
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pre⋅rog⋅a⋅tive /prɪˈrɒgətɪv, pəˈrɒg-/ [pri-rog-uh-tiv, puh-rog-]
–noun
1. an exclusive right, privilege, etc., exercised by virtue of rank, office, or the like: the prerogatives of a senator.
2. a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category: It was the teacher’s prerogative to stop the discussion.
3. a power, immunity, or the like restricted to a sovereign government or its representative: The royal prerogative exempts the king from taxation.
4. Obsolete. precedence.
–adjective
5. having or exercising a prerogative.
6. pertaining to, characteristic of, or existing by virtue of a prerogative.
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![brooch /broʊtʃ, brutʃ/ [brohch, brooch]
–noun
a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin.](http://12.media.tumblr.com/kDBiFEFKzj4d5gd5rZ4piQTfo1_400.jpg)
brooch /broʊtʃ, brutʃ/ [brohch, brooch]
–noun
a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin.
![cerulean
ce⋅ru⋅le⋅an /səˈru li ən/ [suh-roo-lee-uh n]
–adjective, noun
1. deep blue; sky blue; azure.](http://15.media.tumblr.com/kDBiFEFKzihr6qvyKH5ydoBAo1_400.jpg)
cerulean
ce⋅ru⋅le⋅an /səˈru li ən/ [suh-roo-lee-uh n]
–adjective, noun
1. deep blue; sky blue; azure.
de⋅us ex ma⋅chi⋅na /ˈdeɪəs ɛks ˈmɑkənə, ˈdiəs ɛks ˈmækənə/ [dey-uhs eks mah-kuh-nuh, dee-uhs eks mak-uh-nuh]
–noun
1. (in ancient Greek and Roman drama) a god introduced into a play to resolve the entanglements of the plot.
2. any artificial or improbable device resolving the difficulties of a plot.
Origin:
1690–1700; god from a machine (i.e., stage machinery from which a deity’s statue was lowered).
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ev⋅a⋅nes⋅cent /ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ [ev-uh-nes-uhnt]
–adjective
1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.
2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
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sub⋅text /ˈsʌbˌtɛkst/ [suhb-tekst]
–noun
the underlying or implicit meaning.
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