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espionage
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Noun
Definition The practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information. Sentence Many suspected him of committing espionage, but none had any proof. |
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Deliquesce
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Verb:
-become liquid, typically during decomposition. When subjected to the nuclear bomb test, the small, vacant town of Rio Vista spontaneously deliquesced. |
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Connoisseur
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Noun
1. An expert 2. One who understands details and knowledge of a topic. The wine connoisseur had spent over 30 years tasting and studying wines to become an expert on wines. |
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Dyspeptic
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Adj
1. Gloomy 2. Pessimistic Neil was in a dyspeptic mood after hearing the news his beloved grandmother had died. |
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Festoon
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Verb
1. To decorate 2. To shape The family festooned their house with holly and mistletoe to get in the Christmas spirit. |
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Gainsay
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Verb
1. To contradict 2. To deny John tried to gainsay me in the debate, even though my statement was backed up by facts. |
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genuflect
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verb
1. to be serviently obedient or respectful 2. to bend One should always genuflect in Church as not to be disrepectful. |
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emit
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Verb
1. To send forth, shoot out, or discharge liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc. 2. To issue as an order or decree Upon realizing how low his grades were, the dangerously tempermental student emitted lasers out of his eyes and melted his computer to a blob of plastic. Then, he proceeded to explode, emitting lasers and fire everywhere |
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Decry
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Verb
To express strong disapproval officially or publicly The woman planned to decry the exploitation of college athletes by schools, in her speech at the university. |
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Defer
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verb
1. put off (an action or event) to a later time 2. submit humbly to (a person or a person's wishes or qualities) Due to the rainy weather, the game was deferred to next Friday |
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Elicit
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verb
1. Evoke or draw out (a response or fact) from someone by actions or questions. 2. Draw forth (something that is latent or potential) into existence. The bomb threat elicited the police department to be called. |
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Disparage
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Verb
Regard or represent as being of little worth. The principle made disparaging remarks about one of his students at the parent meeting. |
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Fester
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Verb
To become septic or rotten. The man's wound quickly festered as he turned from human to zombie. |
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fledgeling
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adjective
- young, new, or inexperienced - beginner The fledgeling driver almost caused an accident in the parking lot because she didn't check her surroundings before backing out of a spot. |
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Dray
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Noun
1. A truck or cart for delivering beer barrels or other heavy loads 2. a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads. The old man carried all his belongings in an aged dray to his new house. |
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Facile
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Adjective
1. Moving, acting, working, proceeding, ect., with ease. 2. Easily done. She typed up her 12 page essay with facile fingers and a concentrated mind. |
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Corporeal
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Adjective
1. Of or relating to a person's body as opposed to their spirit. 2. Having a body. If it is not corporeal, it is not subject to division or change. |
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Feign
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verb (used with object)
1. to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of: to feign sickness. 2. to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse. 3. to imitate deceptively: to feign another's voice. To feign forgiveness is an unforgivable act. |
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draught
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noun
1. a preliminary version of something The author wrote the first draught of the future best seller. |
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dilatory
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Adjective
Definition: slow to act; intended to cause delay Sentence: The mellow, elderly man was dilatory in choosing his ice cream flavor at Bruster's, so the lady in line behind him impatiently ordered for him. |