arcanum

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Definition: (noun) Information known only to a special group.
Synonyms: secret.
Usage: I would love to have Mrs. Anderson's delicious muffin recipe, but that arcanum is shared only with her blood relatives.
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  1. connivance Definition: (noun) Agreement on a secret plot. Synonyms: collusion. Usage: If you escaped, Salensus Oll would know that only through my connivance could you have succeeded. Discuss

  2. egotism Definition: (noun) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. Synonyms: self-importance. Usage: I confess, too, that I was irritated by the egotism which seemed to demand that every line of my pamphlet should be devoted to his own special doings. Discuss

  3. milliner Definition: (noun) Someone who makes and sells hats. Synonyms: hatter, modiste. Usage: The milliner is making me a special pillbox hat with a detachable veil to wear on my wedding day. Discuss

  4. perspicacity Definition: (noun) The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions. Synonyms: judgment. Usage: It was a marvelous effort of perspicacity to discover that I did not love her. Discuss

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