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to encore
/ˈɑnˌkɔɹ/
verb
request an encore, from a performer
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to encourage
/ɛnˈkɝɪdʒ/, /ɪnˈkɝədʒ/
verb
to provide someone with support, hope, or confidence
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replica
/ˈɹɛpɫɪkə/
noun
copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
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repetition
/ˌɹɛpəˈtɪʃən/
noun
the act of doing or performing again
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repertory
/ˈɹɛpɝˌtɔɹi/
noun
a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule
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prose
/ˈpɹoʊz/
noun
spoken or written language in its usual form, in contrast to poetry
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proselyte
/pɹˈɑːslaɪt/
noun
a new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
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devilry
/dˈɛvɪlɹi/
noun
wicked and cruel behavior
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deviltry
/dˈɛvɪltɹi/
noun
wicked and cruel behavior
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heresy
/ˈhɛɹəsi/
noun
a belief or opinion that is strongly at variance with the established beliefs or customs of a specific religion
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heretic
/ˈhɛɹətɪk/
noun
a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
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acclivity
/ɐklˈɪvɪɾi/
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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accretion
/əˈkɹiʃən/
noun
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
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embolism
/ˈɛmboʊˌɫɪzəm/
noun
occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
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investor
/ˌɪnˈvɛstɝ/
noun
a person or organization that provides money or resources to a business or project with the expectation of making a profit
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investigator
/ˌɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪtɝ/
noun
someone whose job is examining the causes, etc. of an accident or crime
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inspector
/ˌɪnˈspɛktɝ/
noun
an investigator who observes carefully
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metonymy
/mˈɛtənˌɪmi/
noun
a figure of speech in which a name of something is used instead of another, the two of which are closely associated or one is an attribute of the other
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methodology
/ˌmɛθəˈdɑɫədʒi/
noun
a series of methods by which a certain subject is studied or a particular activity is done
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metempsychosis
/mˈiːɾɪmsˌaɪkoʊsiz/
noun
after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body
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