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emolument
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money paid to sb for work they have done, esp. to sb who earns a lot of money.
syn.: payment, fee, compensation.... |
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palindrome
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a word or phrase that reads the same backwards as forwards, f.e. madam or nurses run.
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deprecate
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to feel and express strong disapproval of sth
syn.: condemn, denounce, deplore, criticize, censure, denigrate, disapprove, decry, belittle. ant.: approve. |
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bivouac
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n. an encampment for the night, usually under little or no shelter.
v. to encamp for the night, usu. under little or no shelter. |
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umbrage
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n. 1. offense: resentment or annoyance arising from some offense.
2. giver of shade: sth that gives a shade, e.g. a tree. |
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear
syn.: emerging, initial, developing... ant.: final. |
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dapple
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v. mark sth with patches of color or to be marked
adj. spotted with different color = dappled n. colored markings; spots of color; dappled animal. |
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pugnacious
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inclined to fight; combative; quarrelsome.
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susurrus
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a whispering or rustling sound; a murmur
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thaumaturgy
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the performance of miracles or magic
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glower
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(at sb/sth)
v. to look or stare angrily or with a scowl n. an angry or scowling look or stare |
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canorous
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richly melodious; pleasant sounding; musical
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repast
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sth taken as food; a meal
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spoonerism
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the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words
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tenebrous = tenebrious
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dark, gloomy
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nescience
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lack of knowledge or awareness; ignorance
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gewgaw
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(безделушка)
a showy trifle; a trinket; a bauble |
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effulgence
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the state of being bright and radiant; splendor; brilliance
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assuage
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relieve sth unpleasant
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exiguity
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scantiness; smallness; thinness; quality of being meager;
EXIGUOUS adj. |
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seriatim
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in a series, one after another
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tmesis
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in grammar and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word, now generally done for humorous effect; for example, "what place soever" or "abso-bloody-lutely"
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chthonic
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of underworld: relating to the underworld as described in Greek mythology
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objurgate
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to express strong disapproval of; to criticize severely
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plethora
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an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used. EXCESS
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lissom = lissome
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gracefully flexible; quick and graceful in moving
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badinage
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light, playful talk; banter
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