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Usage

• pedagogy

  The art of pedagogy is the methods used by a teacher to teach a subject.

• homily

  A homily is a speech or piece of writing that advises people about how they ought to behave from a moral perspective.

• elegy

  An elegy is a poem or other piece of writing expressing sadness; it is often about someone who has died.

• parry

  To parry is to ward something off or deflect it.

• colloquy

  A colloquy is a formal conversation.

• calumny

  Calumny consists of untrue or unfair statements about someone expressly made to hurt their reputation.

• philanthropy

  Philanthropy is unselfish support in the form of donating money, work, or gifts to positive social purposes; philanthropy is also overall love for humans in general.

• augury

  Augury is the process or art of reading omens about the future through specific ceremonies.

• soliloquy

  A soliloquy is the act of speaking by a single person, usually an actor in the theater.

• empathy

  Empathy is the ability to understand how people feel because you can imagine what it is to be like them.

• liturgy

  A liturgy is a set of rules or formal procedures used during a church service.

• orthography

  Orthography is the art of correct spelling.

• piety

  Piety is being devoted or showing loyalty towards something, especially a religion.

• comply

  When you comply with another's demands, you obey or yield to their wishes.

• choreography

  The choreography of a work of dance is either the art of arranging the steps or the actual dance composition itself.

• calligraphy

  Calligraphy is the art of beautiful handwriting using special pens or brushes.

• physiognomy

  A person's physiognomy is their face or facial features.

• prosody

  Prosody is the study of the structure and style of poetry.

• usury

  Usury is the practice of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest.

• geography

  Geography studies the lands of Earth, including mountains, rivers, cities, and the people that live there.

• strategy

  A strategy is a plan of action to do something that is usually carried out over a period of time.

• apology

  An apology is admitting that you did something to someone else that was not right—and saying that you're sorry for doing so.

• journey

  A journey is a trip or the act of traveling somewhere.

• treaty

  A treaty between two countries is an agreement they have, such as for selling things to each other or keeping the peace.

• recovery

  When someone is in recovery, they are getting better and becoming healthy once again.

• archery

  the sport of shooting arrows with a bow

• cookery

  the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

• robbery

  larceny by threat of violence

• snobbery

  the trait of condescending to those of lower social status