
Afrikaans
Afrikaans
/ˈæfɹɪkˌɑːnz/
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countenance
countenance
/ˈkaʊntənəns/
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"He just had this faceless countenance almost and you were waging war with this inanimate being.
It was this dislocation that Romanticism refused to countenance.
resemblance
resemblance
/ɹiˈzɛmbɫəns/, /ɹɪˈzɛmbɫəns/
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And I think you can see the resemblance.
I mean, can't you see the resemblance?!
I just want to emphasize that any resemblance between the Greco Roman and Norse mythologies are mostly coincidental.
deviance
deviance
/ˈdiviəns/
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To understand where deviance comes from, we have to go back to the three major sociological paradigms.
Way back in episode 5, we touched on Emile Durkheim’s structural-functionalist approach to deviance.
His basic insight was that, since deviance is found in every society, it must serve some function.
semblance
semblance
/ˈsɛmbɫəns/
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How do you get a piece of that pie and still maintain a semblance of dignity?
It should have the semblance of a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Do they have any semblance of guilt?
reliance
reliance
/ɹiˈɫaɪəns/, /ɹɪˈɫaɪəns/
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Which Volvo said results in part from heavy reliance on crash test dummies modelled on men's bodies.
And nowhere has it surged more than in the U.S. where reliance on free market forces has been strongest.
Scott Solomon: That could lead to an increased reliance on C-sections for childbirth for people living in space.
seance
seance
/ˈseɪɑns/
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Seances became common in the mid 19th century.
One example of this is having a seance.
I would try burning sage or holding a seance.

continuance
continuance
/kənˈtɪnjuəns/
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obeisance
obeisance
/oʊˈbeɪsəns/
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pittance
pittance
/ˈpɪtəns/
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Working up to 14 hours a day for a pittance.
assurance
assurance
/əˈʃʊɹəns/
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Giving false assurances is the worst thing one can do.
Because we're going to need the assurances that we can have challengers as well as incumbents.
He assured -- he gave you assurance to keep pushing forward.
sustenance
sustenance
/ˈsəstənəns/
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You're a nomad, squatting for shelter, and foraging for sustenance.
And it is sustenance for both artist and audience.
It doesn't deal with sort of empowering citizens and providing them sustenance.
hindrance
hindrance
/ˈhɪndɹəns/
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The main hindrance to his plans, was the meddling Fuhrer himself.
Let's talk about the unique hindrances that maybe new home buyers might face.
And to them, ice is not a hindrance.

predominance
predominance
/pɹɪˈdɑmənəns/
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vengeance
vengeance
/ˈvɛndʒəns/
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And he was warning vengeance for Republicans who did not take his side in objecting to these results.
Again, satisfying ones ambition and ones vengeance makes you a great reality TV contestant
Even the Furies, the demonic goddesses of vengeance, wept.

redundance
redundance
/ɹɪdˈʌndəns/
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nuance
nuance
/ˈnuɑns/
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And there's a whole underground of different nuances
Actually there's a lot of nuance to who hates who.
It is a nuance, obviously.
parlance
parlance
/ˈpɑɹɫəns/
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Or, in relativity parlance, “position is relative.”
Or, in relativity parlance, “distances are absolute.”
To put things in the vulgar common parlance, I needed a job.
ambiance
ambiance
/ˈæmbiəns/
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They make an ambiance.
Because she knows that a meal isn't really about the food or the wine or the ambiance.
It's not ambience, very quiet YouTubers that I listen to for ambiance.
abeyance
abeyance
/əˈbeɪəns/
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And McConnell holds his leverage in abeyance for moments of maximum impact.
