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Facetious |
(Adj.) treating serious issues with deliberate, and often inappropriate, humor. |
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Hubris |
(N.) excessive pride or arrogance. |
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Brackish |
(Adj.) slightly salty water, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries. |
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Brandish |
(V.) wave or flourish (something especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement. |
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Circumference |
(N.) the enclosing boundary of a circle; also; the distance around something. |
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Commotion |
(N.) a state of confused and noisy disturbance. |
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Concoction |
(N.) a mixture of various ingredients or elements. |
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Conspicuous |
(Adj.) standing out so as to be clearly visible. |
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Contortion |
(N.) the state of being contorted or twisted; the act or process of contorting or twisting. |
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Counter |
(N.) a table or display case on which goods can be shown; in restraunts, etc. a long, narrow table with stools or chairs along one side for the patrons, behind which refreshments or meals are prepared and served; anything used in keeping account. |
