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Usage

• remuneration

  Someone's remuneration is the payment or other rewards they receive for work completed, goods provided, or services rendered.

• peregrination

  A peregrination is a long journey or act of traveling from place to place, especially by foot.

• assignation

  An assignation is a meeting between people; it is usually a secret one for two people who are in love with one another.

• edification

  If something is done for someone's edification, it is done to benefit that person by teaching them something that improves or enlightens their knowledge or character.

• conciliation

  Conciliation is a process intended to end an argument between two groups of people.

• defoliate

  Someone defoliates a tree or plant by removing its leaves, usually by applying a chemical agent.

• peroration

  A peroration is a long speech that sounds impressive but does not have much substance.

• machination

  A machination is a secretive plan or clever plot that is carefully designed to control events or people.

• approbation

  Approbation is official praise or approval of something.

• gestation

  Gestation is the process by which a new idea, plan, or piece of work develops in your mind.

• affirmation

  An affirmation is a declaration or confirmation that something is true.

• aspiration

  An aspiration is a personal goal or ambition that you want to achieve.

• cessation

  The cessation of a process is a stop or halt to it.

• commendation

  A commendation is a giving of praise to someone who has won approval for excellent work.

• depredation

  Depredation can be the act of destroying or robbing a village—or the overall damage that time can do to things held dear.

• designation

  A designation is a name, label, or mark that something is given to identify it.

• innovation

  An innovation is something new that is created or is a novel process for doing something.

• ratification

  The ratification of a measure or agreement is its official approval or confirmation by all involved.

• recrimination

  A recrimination is a retaliatory accusation you make against someone who has accused you of something first.

• appellation

  An appellation is a name or title given to a person, place, or thing.

• condemnation

  A condemnation of someone is strong disapproval for what they have done; it can result in a conviction of wrongdoing in court.

• fortification

  A fortification is a structure or building that is used in defense against an invading army.

• demarcation

  Demarcation is the process of setting boundaries or limits; it is also a line that provides a distinct separation between two things.

• alteration

  An alteration is a change or adjustment to something.

• revelation

  A revelation is the uncovering or telling of once-secret information that is often surprising or valuable.

• occultation

  Occultation is the process of concealing or hiding something, its disappearance from view, or a resulting hidden state.

• ululation

  An ululation is a howling or wailing sound, either of joy or grief.

• abbreviation

  An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or words, such as "rd." for "road," "USA" for "United States of America," or "lol" for "laugh out loud."

• regulation

  A regulation is a rule or law that orders how people must act or behave.

• conversation

  In a conversation, people talk with each other to share ideas, thoughts, and feelings.

• consideration

  the process of giving careful thought to something

• cultivation

  socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

• emancipation

  freeing someone from the control of another

• examination

  the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

• proclamation

  a formal public statement

• strangulation

  the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe