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Oblique
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in military use, by turning 45 degrees; not straight up and down or across, slanting; a muscle attached at an oblique angle to the structure that it controls; having unequal sides, situated obliquely instead of transverse or longitudinal; not straightforward, indirect.
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macrobiotic
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of or having to do with macrobiotics, a dietary system derived from Zen Buddhism and purported to prolong life
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laggard
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a person or thing that moves too slowly or falls behind; falling behind, slow
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kibbutz
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an Israeli communal settlement, especially a farm co-operative
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jaded
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worn out; tired, weary
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iambic
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a foot or measure in poetry consising of two syllables, an unaccented followed by an accented or a short syllable followed by a long
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hackneyed
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used too often; commonplace
habituated; experienced |
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gaffe
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a blunder; faux pas
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fabricate
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to make up, invent; to fake or forge a document or signature
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ecclesiastical adj.
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of or having to do with the church or clergy
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dastard n.
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a mean coward
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cached adj.
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stored; hidden; in computing, stored in a part of memory used as a cache
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beatific adj.
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exaltedly happy; blissful; blessing or making exceedingly happy
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ablaut n.
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the systematic substitution of one root vowel sound for another in different inflectional forms or derivatives of a word, as in ring, rang, rung
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homologous adj.
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1. corresponding in position, proportion, structure, value, or other property
2. in biology, corresponding in type of structure and in origin but not necessarily in appearance or function 3. in chemistry, belonging to a series where successive members differ regularly in formula, especially a series of organic compounds differing by multiples of CH2, such as the alcohols and aldehydes |
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elocution n.
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the art of speaking or reading clearly in public, including gestures, pronunciation, and tones
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sepulcher n.
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a burial place; tomb; a structure or niche in a church in which sacred relics are deposited on Good Friday and removed on Easter.
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sequacious adj.
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proceeding smoothly and regularly; disposed to follow, especially slavishly
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sentinel n/v
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to stand guard and watch; a person stationed to keep watch and guard
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dissever v.
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to separate or part; sever
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