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amorphous.
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1)shapeless.
(an amorphous mass.) 2)noncrystalline. (an amorphous solid.) |
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bromide.
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1)sedative.
(to prepare the bromide.) 2)commonplace expression. (a dull bromide.) |
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celibate.
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chaste.
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consanguinity.
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kinship.
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crustacean.
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hard-shelled sea creature.
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enbrasure.
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recessed window opening.
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fiord.
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narrow inlet of sea.
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fumigate.
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destroy pests in.
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generate.
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produce.
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importune.
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beg earnestly.
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marinate.
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season by steeping.
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obtuse.
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1)stupid.
(an obtuse person.) 2)between 90 and 180. (an obtuse angle.) |
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pleasantries.
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good-humored remarks.
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protuberant.
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bulging outward.
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sexton.
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caretaker of a church.
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tariff.
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1)tax on imported goods.
(a high tariff.) 2)scales of charges. (i examined the inn's tariff.) |
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wallow.
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1)roll about.
(to watch the animals wallow.) 2)indulge oneself. (to wallow in luxury.) |
