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fritinancy - A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket.
Synonyms: chirping
Usage: As night fell, the fritinancy of insects outside their open window grew loud enough to keep them awake.
escarpment - A steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.
Synonyms: scarp
Usage: The basalt cliffs of the outside were reproduced upon the inside, forming an escarpment about two hundred feet high, with a woody slope beneath it.
potentate - One who has the power and position to rule over others.
Usage: She was a potentate in her home, all her relatives being too cowed to protest her decisions.
putsch - A sudden attempt by a group to overthrow a government.
Usage: The people had been expecting a putsch for years, but they were surprised to wake up one morning and find themselves the subjects of a new government.
