New words learned on Feb-1

venue

showcase

renaissance

excise

prune

fag

paraplegia

condense      condensed

mediums

phlegm

weld

sewer

avid

ardent

check  & thug

home opener

home game       &  away game

inquest

vehement

profoundly

verify

cure

in remission

invade

bimbo

legacy

surplus

villfy

pundit

mea clupa

rthetorical

pomp

suffrage

gay rights

forebears

right-wing  & left-wing

escarpment

sarcastic