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The American Heritage^® College Dictionary, Fourth Edition
by Editors of The American Heritage^® Dictionaries

The all-new Fourth Edition of The American Heritage^® College Dictionary presents the very best that a college dictionary can provide.

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Sample Entry:

hu•bris (hy

' br

s) also hy•bris (h

'-) n. Overbearing pride or presumption; arrogance. [Greek excessive pride, wanton violence; see ud- in App.] -hu·bris'tic (-br

s't

k) adj. -hu•bris'tic•al•ly adv.

ol•i•gar•chy (

l'i-gär'k

, •'l

-) n., pl. -chies
1a. Government by a few, esp. by a small faction of persons or families. b. Those making up such a government. 2. A state governed by an oligarchy. -ol'i•gar'chic, ol'i•gar'chi•cal adj.

sub•ju•gate (s

b'j

-g

t') tr.v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing, -gates
1. To bring under control; conquer. See Syns at defeat. 2. To make subservient; enslave. [Middle English subjugaten ‹ Latin subiugare, subiugat- : sub-, sub- + iugum, yoke; see yeug- in App.] -sub'ju•ga'tion n. -sub'ju•ga'tor n.

For more sample entries from this dictionary, see 100 Words That All High School Graduates — And Their Parents — Should Know