Miscellaneous Word List 0901-1000

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androgyny

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adj. showing characteristics of boths sexes

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locus

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n. center of focus of great activity or intense concentration

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joie de vivre

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n. hearty or carefree enjoyment of life

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repine

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v. to feel or express discontent; to long for something

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typology

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n. the study or systematic classification of types that have characteristics or traits in common

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elide

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v. to strike out; to cut short; abridge; to eliminate or leave out of consideration; to omit or slur over

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acrid

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adj. sharp and harsh, or bitter to the taste or smell; pungent; causitc in language or tone

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hullabaloo

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n. a confused noise; uproar; tumult

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excrescence

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n. (1) something growing out from something else (2) a disfiguring or unwanted mark, part, or addition

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valence

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n. degree of attraction or aversion that an individual feels toward a specific object or event

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jollification

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n. merrymaking; festivity; revelry

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importunate

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adj. troublesomely urgent; overly persistent in request or demand; unreasonably solicitous

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camarilla

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n. a group of secret and often scheming advisers, as of a king; a cabal or clique

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deus ex machina

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n. an active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty

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oeuvre

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n. a work of art; the sum of the lifework of an artist

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intone

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v. to recite in a singing tone

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filament

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n. a thread like structure; a thin wire

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attitudinize

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v. to assume an affected attitude; posture

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emit

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v. to give or send out; to voice; to express

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lucubration

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n. writing produced by laborious effort or study; product of laborious cogitation

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sockdolager

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n. (1) a conclusive blow or remark (2) something outstanding

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nabob

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n. a person of wealth and prominence

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hypostasis

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n. the substance, essence, or underlying reality

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ganglion

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n. a center of power, activity, or energy

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palpitate

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v. (1) to beat with excessive rapidity; throb (2) to move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble; shake; quiver

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woebegone

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adj. beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; being in a sorry condition; dismal-looking; dilapidated; run-down

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afflatus

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n. a divine imparting of knowledge; inspiration

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sortition

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making a chance decision by using lots, straws or pebbles, that are thrown or drawn

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obtund

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v. to make less intense; dull or deaden; reduce the edge or violence of

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sidelight

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n. (1) a light coming from the side (2) a piece of incidental or contrasting information

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caesura

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n. any break, pause or interruption

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evocation

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n. the act of evoking; creation anew through the power of the memory or imagination

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crepitate

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v. to make a crackling or popping sound; crackle

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sallow

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adj. of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion; unhealthy looking

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sibylline

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adj. (1) prophetic; oracular (2) having a secret or hidden meaning

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beau geste

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n. a gracious gesture; a gesture noble in form but meaningless in substance

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meridional

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adj. of or characteristic of suthern areas or people

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will'-o-the-wisp

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(fools fire) ghostly lights sometimes seen at night or twilight that hover over damp ground in still air, looks like a flickering light, and is said to recede if approached

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prognathous

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adj. having jaws that project forward to a marked degree

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eponym

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n. a person whose name is or is thought to be the source of the name of something, such as a city, country or era

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inamorata

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n. a woman with whom one is in love or has an intimate relationship

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meme

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n. a unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another

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mokusatsu

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the act of keeping a contemptuous silence

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objurgate

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v. to express strong disapproval; to criticize severely

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immaculate

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adj. impeccably clean; spotless; free from stain or blemish; pure; free from fault or error; having no markings

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pin money

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n. money for incidental expenses; an allowance for private and personal expenditures; a trivial sum

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roister

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v. to engage in boisterous merrymaking; to revel; to carouse; to bluster; to swagger

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abulia

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n. loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions

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longanimity

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n. calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance

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foppery

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n. foolish quality or action; the manner of a fop

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inveigle

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v. to persuade by ingenuity or flattery; to entice

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chimerical

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adj. given to unrealistic fantasies; fanciful; highly improbable

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amor patriae

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love of country; patriotism

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portent

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n. a sign of a coming event or calamity; an omen; prophetic or menacing significance; something amazing; a marvel

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lambaste

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v. to scold sharply; to give a thrashing to; to beat severely; to attack verbally; to berate

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whetstone

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n. a hard, fine-grained stone used for honing tools

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externality

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n. an unintended side effect, good or bad, usually related to an economic transaction

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twofer

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n. a deal in which a single expense yields a dual return

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winsome

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adj. cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted; causing joy or pleasure; agreeable; pleasant

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descant

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v. (1) to comment at length; discourse (2) to sing melodiously; a decorative musical accompaniement added above a basic melody

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mince

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v. (1) to pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance an refinement (2) to moderate or restrain for the sake of politeness; euphemize (3) to walk with short steps or exaggerated primness

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otiose

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adj. lazy, indolent; of no use; ineffective; futile

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bivouac

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n. a temporary encampment often in an unsheltered area

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epigone

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n. an inferior imitator, especially of some distinguished writer, artist, musician or philosopher

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panmixia

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n. random mating within a breeding population

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pro tanto

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for so much; for as much as one is able; as far as it can go

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incommode

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v. to cause to be inconvenienced; disturb

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desis

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complication; everything leading up to the moment of peripeteia

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lusis

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denouement; everything from the peripeteia onward

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peripeteia

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n. a sudden change of events or reversal of circumstance

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taut

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adj. pulled or drawn tight; not slack; strained; tense; concise use of something

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harlequin

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n. a clown; a buffoon

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lapidary

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n. a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully

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rectitude

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n. moral uprightness; righteousness; the quality of being straight; the quality of being correct in judgment

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puerile

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adj. belonging to childhood; juvenile; immature

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envenom

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v. to make poisonous; noxious; to embitter

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pertinacious

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adj. holding tenaciously to a purpose, belief, opinion or course of action; stubbornly or perversely persistent

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philhellene

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n. one who admires Greece or the Greeks

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thane

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n. a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble

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bumptious

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adj. crudely or loudly assertive; pushy

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obtrude

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v. to impose on others with undue insistence or without invitation; to thrust out; push forward

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denude

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v. to divest of covering; make bare

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irredenta

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n. a region that is culturally or historically related to one nation but is subject to a foreign government

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gimcrack

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n. a showy but useless or worthless object; a gewgaw; tastelessly showy; cheap; gaudy

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sous-allies

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n. the weak powers

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exiguity

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n. the quality or condition of being scanter or meager

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sultry

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adj. (1) very humid and hot; extremely hot; torrid (2) expressing or arousing desire

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arabesques

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n. an intricate or elaborate pattern or design

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petulant

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adj. unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish; contemptuous in speech or behavior

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pendency

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n. the state of being undecided or in continuance; suspence; as, the pendency of a suit

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vicar

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n. a priest who acts for or represents another, often high-ranking member of the clergy; stand in for a high-ranking personage

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lenity

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n. the state or quality of being lenient; mildness; gentleness of treatment; leniency

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desist

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v. to cease doing something; forbear

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betrothal

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n. a mutual promise to marry; an engagement

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fuddle

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v. (1) to put into a state of confusion (2) to make drunk; intoxicate

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esurient

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adj. hungry; greedy; ardently or excessively desirous

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lees

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n. sediment settling during fermentation, especially in wine; dregs

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expiate

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v. to make amends or reparation for; atone

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titter

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v. to laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle; a nervous giggle

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phantasm

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n. something apparently seen but having no physical reality; an apparition; an illusory mental image