The following is a 1,019-word list of post-graduate level literary and social science vocabulary words and definitions gathered from the writing of the greatest authors from around the world in those and related fields. The list does not include professional jargon. Selected words are rich with meaning and exceptionally expressive. Non-English words have been omitted, aside from those acceptably used in English conversation and writing.

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