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Countenance
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n. face or facial expression; the general appearance or behavior of something or someone; air, bless, favor, face aspect, approve The new gym instructor seemed to have an evil countenance. v. to approve or support The babysitter wanred the girls that she could not countenance bad behavior.
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Couplet
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unit of poetry with two rhyming lines Rub a dub, dub/Three men in a tub is an example of a couplet.
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Courier
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person who carries messages, news or information; messenger, runner, carrier FedEx, UPS and Kuroneko Yamato are courier companies. The Pony Express was a courier from an earlier time.
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Cue
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hint or guiding suggestion, prompt, signal My mother cleared her throat loudly, which was my cue to be quiet and let her speak.
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Curvature
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state of being curved; arc, bow, arch Someone with curvature of the spine usually doesn't stand up straight.
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Dawdle
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to waste time with idle lingering; delay, dally, waste time If you dawdle on your way to schoool, you'll be late.
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Deadlock
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standoff caused by opposition of two conflicting forces; stalemate, standstill Despite days of debate, th elegislature remained at a deadlock with 50 votes 'yea' and 50 votes 'nay.'
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Dearth
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lack, scarcity The dearth of supplies in our city made it difficult to hold out for long against the attack of the aliens.
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Debris
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charred or spoiled remains of something that has been destroyed; trash, wreckage, rubbish, remains Scientists are now worried that space debris could pose a danger to satellites.
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Decade
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ten years 2011 marks the start of a new decade.
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