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::: prophylactic - used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease
::: eminent - rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
::: atavism - resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic
::: irreconcilable - impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved
::: extricate - free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle
::: isthmus - narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
::: papyrus - ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant
::: tycoon - wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate; Ex. business tycoon
::: exegesis - explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages
::: corpus - collection (of writings or information); Ex. the corpus of Shakespear's works; Cf. corpse