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Usage

• fallacy

  A fallacy is an idea or belief that is false.

• efficacy

  Efficacy is the ability or power to produce an expected effect or result.

• legacy

  A legacy can be a gift from a family member or something handed down from the past.

• accuracy

  The accuracy of something, such as an answer to a problem or a measurement of some kind, is how correct or close to the truth it actually is.

• candidacy

  the campaign of a candidate to be elected

• conspiracy

  a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

• contumacy

  willful refusal to appear before a court or comply with a court order

• diplomacy

  negotiation between nations

• legitimacy

  lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

• piracy

  hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts

• primacy

  the state of being first in importance