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Coup |
1. an instance of suddenly achieving something difficult. 2. a sudden, violent and illegal seizure of power from the government. |
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Coupe |
a shallow glass or glass dish, typically with a stem, in which deserts or champaigns are served. |
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relent |
become less severe or intense |
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submit |
accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person. |
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tittered |
give a short, half suppressed laugh or giggle |
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teetered |
move or balance unsteadily, move back and forth |
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reveled |
gain great pleasure from a situation |
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ravel |
1. confuse or complicate 2. untangle something |
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mordant |
having or showing a sharp or critical quality |
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mordent |
(music) a rapid alternation of a note with the note immediately below or above it in the scale (sometimes further distinguished as lower mordent and upper mordent ) |
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cession |
a formal giving up of rights, property or territory by a state. |
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fearsome |
frightening, especially in appearance. |
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fearful |
feeling or showing fear or anxiety. |
