Vcr C - L10

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SUPERCILIUM

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(L) eyebrow

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supercilious

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adj. distainful; haughty and aloof

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OS

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(L) mouth

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ORO

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(L) to speak

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inexorable

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adj. relentless, unyielding

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oracle

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n. #1. a shrine where the ancient Greeks consulted one of their gods for advice or a prophecy

#2. a prophecy made at such a shrine

#3. a person who transmits a prophecy from a deity

#4. a person or thing regarded as able to give wise guidance

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oration

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n. an address or formal speech given on a special occation

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orifice

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n. a mouth or vent; an opening

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osculate

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v. to kiss (usually playfully)

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DENS

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(L) tooth

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indentation

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n. a notch or cut

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indenture

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n. #1. a written contract between two parties

#2. an agreement binding an apprentice to work for a master.

v. to bind by written contract

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trident

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n. a long three-pronged fork or weapon

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ODON

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(G) tooth

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orthodontist

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n. a specialist who corrects irregularly positioned teeth

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GURGES

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(L) throat, whirlpool

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gorge

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n. #1. a deep, narrow passage with rocky sides, enclosed between mountains

#2. gluttonous eating

#3. a feeling of nausea (used with rise)

v. #1. to eat greedily

#2. to fill full; to stuff

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disgorge

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v. to expel from the throat or stomach; to vomit

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gargantuan

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adj. of immense size; gigantic

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gargoyle

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n. a grotesque carved human or animal figure, especially one used as a rainspout carring water clear of a wall

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regurgitate

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v. #1. to cause to pour back or cast up partially digested food; to vomit

#2. to rush or surge back