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allude |
verb(intransitive) foll by to, to refer indirectly, briefly, or implicitly(loosely) to mention as we have alluded |
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rut |
1. A sunken track orgroove made by the passage of vehicles. 2. A fixed, usuallyboring routine. |
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precarious |
1. dependent on circumstances beyond one’s control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: “ a precarious livelihood.” 2. exposed to or involving danger; dangerous; perilous; risky: “the precarious life of an underseas diver.” 3. having insufficient, little, or no foundation: “a precarious assumption.” |
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invariably |
in every case or on every occasion; always."the meals here are invariably big and hearty"synonyms: always, on every occasion, at all times, without fail, without exception; |
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precipice |
1. the steep sheer face of a cliff or cragthe cliff
2. precarious situation |
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gloat |
(v) dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure |
