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celerity
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rapidity of motion or action : swiftness
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diffluence
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1.) The act of flowing off or away.
2.) the act or process of dissolving into a liquid; liquefaction; deliquescence. 3.) the rate at which fluid flow diverges along an axis perpendicular to the direction of flow at a given point. |
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lèse-majesté
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noun
1 : an offense violating the dignity of a sovereign 2 : a detraction from or affront to dignity or importance |
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mot juste
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French . the exact, appropriate word.
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laciniate
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Botany, Zoology . cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged
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interpolate
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verb
1. a:to change (as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter b : to insert (words) into a text or into a conversation 2 : to insert (something) between other things or parts : to make insertions 3 : to estimate values of (data or a function) between two known values |
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gloaming
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1. twilight; dusk.
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favonian
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1. of or pertaining to the west wind.
2. mild or favorable; propitious. |
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lambent
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1. dealing lightly and gracefully with a subject; brilliantly playful: lambent wit
2. running or moving lightly over a surface: lambent tongues of flame 3. softly bright or radiant: a lambent light |
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rimple
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verb.
to wrinkle; crumple; crease.noun: a wrinkle. |
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serein
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Meteorology . fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
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demesne
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noun
1 : legal possession of land as one’s own 2 a : the land attached to a mansion b : landed property : estate c : region, territory 3 : realm, domain |
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esurient
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adjective - hungry, greedy
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nidificate
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to build a nest.
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hebdomadal
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Adj.
1. taking place, coming together, or published once every seven days; weekly: hebdomadal meetings; hebdomadal groups; hebdomadal journals .noun: 1. a weekly magazine, newspaper, etc. |
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mythomane
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noun: 1.a person with a strong or irresistible propensity for fantasizing, lying, or exaggerating.adjective: 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mythomane.
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derogate
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verb 1 : to cause to seem inferior : disparage 2 : to take away a part so as to impair : detract 3 :to act beneath one's position or character
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obloquy
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Noun 1 : a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language 2 : the condition of one that is discredited : bad repute
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oenophile
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a lover or connoisseur of wine
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peradventure
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noun1. chance, doubt, or uncertainty.2. surmise.
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opacus
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adjective1. Meteorology. (of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
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gaposis
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noun1. Facetious. a noticeable gap or series of gaps, as between the fastened buttons or snaps on an overly tight garment.
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venial
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adjective1. able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).2. excusable; trifling; minor: a venial error; a venial offense.
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lucida
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noun1. Astronomy. the brightest star in a constellation.
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afflatus
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noun1. inspiration; an impelling mental force acting from within.2. divine communication of knowledge.
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univocal
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Adjective1 : having one meaning only2 :unambiguous
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jejune
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adjective | jih-JOON 1 :lacking nutritive value 2 :devoid of significance or interest : dull 3 :juvenile, puerile
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pleonasm
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noun1. the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy. 2. an instance of this, as free gift or true fact.
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auriferous
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Adj. :containing gold
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bathos
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noun
1. insincere pathos; sentimentality; mawkishness. 2. a ludicrous descent from the exalted or lofty to the commonplace; anticlimax. |
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Mollify
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Verb
1 :to soothe in temper or disposition : appease 2 :to reduce the rigidity of : soften 3 :to reduce in intensity : assuage, temper |
