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En Masse
En: o - on a - apple |
adverb
all together: "the protestors left en masse for the White House." |
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Nebbish
něb'ĭsh |
noun
a timid unfortunate simpleton |
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Bellicose
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adjetive
Hostile in manner or temperment. Always seeming ready to fight. |
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Commensurate
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adjetive
corresponding in size or degree; proportionate |
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Tattoo
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noun
1. a drumbeat or bugle call that signals the military to return to their quarters 2. a design on the skin made by tattooing |
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Agitprop
g - j |
noun
political propaganda (especially communist propaganda) communicated via art and literature and cinema |
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Plenipotentiary
plěn'ə-pə-těn'shē-ěr'ē |
noun
a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government |
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Masticate
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verb - trans
1. To chew (food). 2. To grind and knead (rubber, for example) into a pulp. |
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Temporize
těm'pə-rīz' |
verb - intrans
to draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time: "The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote" |
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Indelible
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adjetive
cannot be removed or erased: "an indelible stain"; "indelible memories" |
