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::: encompass - surround; include; Ex. His activities encompass publishing and computers.
::: soliloquy - talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
::: egress - exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
::: cognizance - knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware
::: begrudge - envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge; Ex. We shouldn't begrudge him his success.
::: codicil - supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
::: distill - refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from; Ex. distill fresh water from sea water; CF. brew
::: repercussion - rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion
::: gratuity - tip
::: bombast - grandiloquent, pompous speech