English

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bonny

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bon-ee

pleasing to the eye

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liniment

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lin-uh-muhnt

a liquid or lotion, esp. one made with oil, for rubbing on the body to relieve pain

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expostulate

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ik-spos-chuh-leyt

To reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done

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stochastic

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stuh-kas-tik

1. random
2. having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely

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indolent

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in-dl-uhnt

1. wanting to avoid activity or exertion
2. lazy
3. (medicine)(of a disease condition) causing little or no pain

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ubiquitous

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yoo-bik-wi-tuhs

present, appearing, or found everywhere

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viscid

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vis-id

1. Having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive.
2. Botany. Covered by a sticky substance.

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outrance

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oo-trahns

the utmost extremity

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subvert

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suhb-vurt

1. to overthrow (something established or existing)
2. to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of
3. to undermine the principles of; corrupt.

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perspicacious

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pur-spi-key-shuhs

Having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning

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paramour

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par-uh-moor

1. an illicit lover, especially of a married person.
2. any lover

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latent

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leyt-nt

1. present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability
2. Pathology . (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.
3. Psychology . existing in unconscious or dormant form but potentially able to achieve expression: a latent emotion.
4. Botany . (of buds that are not externally manifest) dormant or undeveloped

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harbinger

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hahr-bin-jer

1. a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald
2. anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign: Frost is a harbinger of winter.
3. a person sent in advance of troops, a royal train, etc., to provide or secure lodgings and other accommodations

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alate

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ey-leyt

1. Having wings; winged.
2. Having membranous expansions like wings.

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tacit

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tas-it

1. understood without being openly expressed; implied: tacit approval.
2. silent; saying nothing: a tacit partner.
3. unvoiced or unspoken: a tacit prayer.

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persnickety

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per-snik-i-tee

1. Overparticular; fussy.
2. Snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3. Requiring painstaking care.

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shiv

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shiv

A knife, especially a switchblade

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comportment

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kuhm-pohrt-muhnt

personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior

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exposition

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ek-spuh-zish-uhn

1. a large-scale public exhibition or show, as of art or manufactured products: an exposition of 19th-century paintings; an automobile exposition.
2. the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining: the exposition of a point of view.
3. writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise: The students prepared expositions on familiar essay topics.
4. the act of presenting to view; display: The singer gave a splendid exposition of vocal talent.

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fecund

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fee-kuhnd

1. producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful: fecund parents; fecund farmland.
2. very productive or creative intellectually: the fecund years of the Italian Renaissance.

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insouciant

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in-soo-see-uhnt

1. free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

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decoupage

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dey-koo-pahzh

1. the art or technique of decorating something with cut-outs of paper, linoleum, plastic, or other flat material over which varnish or lacquer is applied.
2. work produced by the art or technique of decoupage.

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elision

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ih-lizh-uhn

1. the omission of a vowel, consonant, or syllable in pronunciation.
2. (in verse) the omission of a vowel at the end of one word when the next word begins with a vowel, as th'orient.
3. an act or instance of eliding or omitting anything.

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deucedly

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DOO-sid-lee

devishly; damnably

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gait

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geyt

1. a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
2. any of the manners in which a horse moves, as a walk, trot, canter, gallop, or rack.

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remora

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REM-er-uh

1. An obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction.
2. Any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.

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natheless

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NEYTH-lis

1. Nevertheless.

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slimsy

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SLIM-zee

1. Flimsy; frail.

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educe

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ih-DOOS

1. To draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent.
2. To infer or deduce.

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remunerate

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ri-myoo-nuh-reyt

1. to pay, recompense, or reward for work, trouble, etc.
2. to yield a recompense for (work, services, etc.).

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fetor

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fee-ter

a strong, offensive smell; stench.

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begem

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bih-jem

to cover with gems.

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depilate

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dep-uh-leyt

to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).

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dilate

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dahy-leyt

1. to make wider or larger; cause to expand.

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waif

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weyf

1. a person, especially a child, who has no home or friends.
2. something found, especially a stray animal, whose owner is not known.
3. a stray item or article: to gather waifs of gossip.

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sundry

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suhn-dree

1. various or diverse: sundry persons.

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despot

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des-puht

1. a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
2. any tyrant or oppressor.
3. History/Historical . an honorary title applied to a Byzantine emperor, afterward to members of his family, and later to Byzantine vassal rulers and governors.

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assiduous

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uh-sij-oo-uhs

1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student.

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bleb

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bleb

1. A bubble.
2. Medicine/Medical. A blister or vesicle.

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ephemeral

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ih-fem-er-uhl

1. lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
2. lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.

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repartee

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rep-er-tee

1. a quick, witty reply.
2. conversation full of such replies.
3. skill in making such replies.

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saccadic

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sa-kah-dik

characterized by discontinuous or sporadic movement; jerky.

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saccade

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sa-kahd

1. the act of checking a horse quickly with a single strong pull of the reins.
2. Ophthalmology . the series of small, jerky movements of the eyes when changing focus from one point to another.

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ophthalmology

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of-thuhl-mol-uh-jee

the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.

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disaffected

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dis-uh-fek-tid

discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or toward authority.

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mettle

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MET-l

1. Courage and fortitude.
2. Disposition or temperament.

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ostensible

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o-sten-suh-buhl

1. outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended: an ostensible cheerfulness concealing sadness.
2. apparent, evident, or conspicuous: the ostensible truth of their theories.

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disingenuous

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dis-in-jen-yoo-uhs

lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically

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conciliate

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kuhn-SIL-ee-eyt

1. To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over.
2. To win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor).
3. To make compatible; reconcile.
4. To become agreeable or reconciled.

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birr

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bur

1. A whirring sound.
2. Emphasis in statement, speech, etc.
3. A whirring sound.

verb:

1. To move with or make a whirring sound.

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mondegreen

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mon-di-green

a word or phrase resulting from a misinterpretation of a word or phrase that has been heard.

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hotchpot

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HOCH-pot

1. the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally.

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neoterism

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nee-OT-uh-riz-uhm

1. An innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
2. The use of new words, terms, or expressions.

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invective

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in-vek-tiv

1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach.
2. a railing accusation; vituperation.
3. an insulting or abusive word or expression.

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ablution

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uh-bloo-shuhn

1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
2. the liquid thus used.
3. a washing of the hands, body, etc.

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cordon

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kawr-dn

1. a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
2. a cord or braid worn for ornament or as a fastening.
3. a ribbon worn usually diagonally across the breast as a badge of a knightly or honorary order.
4. Fortification .
a. a projecting course of stones at the base of a parapet.
b. the coping of a scarp.
5. Architecture .
a. a stringcourse, especially one having little or no projection.
b. a cut-stone riser on a stepped ramp or the like.

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cajole

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kuh-johl

to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax.

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eviscerate

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v. ih-vis-uh-reyt; adj. ih-vis-er-it

1. to remove the entrails from; disembowel: to eviscerate a chicken.
2. to deprive of vital or essential parts: The censors eviscerated the book to make it inoffensive to the leaders of the party.
3. Surgery . to remove the contents of (a body organ).

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dappled

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dap-uhld

having spots of a different shade, tone, or color from the background; mottled.

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palimpsest

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pal-imp-sest

a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.

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desultory

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des-uhl-tawr-ee

adjective
1. lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful: desultory conversation.
2. digressing from or unconnected with the main subject; random: a desultory remark.

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hauteur

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hoh-tur

noun
haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

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nictitate

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nik-ti-teyt

verb (used without object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.
to wink.

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anachronism

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uh-nak-ruh-niz-uhm

noun
1. something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time: The sword is an anachronism in modern warfare.
2. an error in chronology in which a person, object, event, etc., is assigned a date or period other than the correct one: To assign Michelangelo to the 14th century is an anachronism.

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timpani

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tim-puh-nee

noun ( used with a singular or plural verb )
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.

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catatonia

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kat-uh-toh-nee-uh, -tohn-yuh

noun Psychiatry .
a syndrome seen most frequently in schizophrenia, characterized by muscular rigidity and mental stupor, sometimes alternating with great excitement and confusion.

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scapular

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skap-yuh-ler

noun
1. Ecclesiastical . a loose, sleeveless monastic garment, hanging from the shoulders.
2. two small pieces of woolen cloth, joined by strings passing over the shoulders, worn under the ordinary clothing as a badge of affiliation with a religious order, a token of devotion, etc.
3. Anatomy, Zoology . scapula.
4. Ornithology . one of the scapular feathers.

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ornithology

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awr-nuh-thol-uh-jee

noun
the branch of zoology that deals with birds.

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paroxysm

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par-uhk-siz-uhm

noun
1. any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
2. Pathology . a severe attack or a sudden increase in intensity of a disease, usually recurring periodically.

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dispensation

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dis-puhn-sey-shuhn, -pen-

noun
1. an act or instance of dispensing; distribution.
2. something that is distributed or given out.
3. a certain order, system, or arrangement; administration or management.
4. Theology .
a. the divine ordering of the affairs of the world.
b. an appointment, arrangement, or favor, as by God.
c. a divinely appointed order or age: the old Mosaic, or Jewish, dispensation; the new gospel, or Christian, dispensation.
5. a dispensing with, doing away with, or doing without something.

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palliate

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pal-ee-eyt

verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
1. to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
2. to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc.; extenuate.

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corpuscle

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kawr-puh-suhl, -puhs-uhl

noun
1. Biology . an unattached cell, especially of a kind that floats freely, as a blood or lymph cell.
2. Anatomy . a small mass or body forming a more or less distinct part, as the sensory receptors at nerve terminals.
3. Physical Chemistry . a minute or elementary particle of matter, as an electron, proton, or atom.
4. any minute particle.

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idoneous

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ahy-DOH-nee-uhs

adjective;
1. Appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.

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arbitration

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ahr-bi-trey-shuhn

noun
1. the hearing and determining of a dispute or the settling of differences between parties by a person or persons chosen or agreed to by them: Rather than risk a long strike, the union and management agreed to arbitration.
2. International Law . the application of judicial methods to the settlement of international disputes.

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usury

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yoo-zhuh-ree

noun, plural -ries.
1. the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant interest.
2. an exorbitant amount or rate of interest, especially in excess of the legal rate.
3. Obsolete . interest paid for the use of money.

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tonic

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ton-ik

noun
1. a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
2. anything invigorating physically, mentally, or morally: His cheerful greeting was a real tonic.
3. quinine water.
4. Music . the first degree of the scale; the keynote.

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luddite

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luhd-ahyt

noun
a member of any of various bands of workers in England (1811–16) organized to destroy manufacturing machinery, under the belief that its use diminished employment.

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peroration

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per-uh-REY-shuhn

noun;
1. A long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
2. Rhetoric. The concluding part of a speech or discourse, in which the speaker or writer recapitulates the principal points and urges them with greater earnestness and force.

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doyenne

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doi-EN

noun:
A woman who is the senior member of a group, class, or profession

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pied

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pahyd

adjective;
1. Having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals.
2. Wearing pied clothing.

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caprice

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kuh-PREES

noun:
1. A sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
2. A tendency to change one's mind without apparent or adequate motive; whimsicality; capriciousness.
3. Music. Capriccio.

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excogitate

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eks-KOJ-i-teyt

verb:
1. To think out; devise; invent.
2. To study intently and carefully in order to grasp or comprehend fully.

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amalgamate

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uh-MAL-guh-meyt

verb, -mat·ed, -mat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1. to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies.
2. Metallurgy . to mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury.

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assiduous

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uh-SIJ-oo-uhs

adjective
1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading.
2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student.

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filiopietistic

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fil-ee-oh-pahy-i-TIS-tik

adjective Anthropology .
of or pertaining to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.

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piacular

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pahy-AK-yuh-ler

adjective
1. expiatory; atoning; reparatory.
2. requiring expiation; sinful or wicked.

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expiate

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EK-spee-eyt

verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one's crimes.

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screed

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skreed

noun
1. a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
2. an informal letter, account, or other piece of writing.
3. Building Trades .
a. a strip of plaster or wood applied to a surface to be plastered to serve as a guide for making a true surface.
b. a wooden strip serving as a guide for making a true level surface on a concrete pavement or the like.
c. a board or metal strip dragged across a freshly poured concrete slab to give it its proper level.
4. British Dialect . a fragment or shred, as of cloth.
5. Scot.
a. a tear or rip, especially in cloth.
b. a drinking bout.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
6. Scot. to tear, rip, or shred, as cloth.

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depone

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dih-POHN

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -poned, -pon·ing.
to testify under oath; depose.

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depose

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dih-POHZ

verb, -posed, -pos·ing.
verb (used with object)
1. to remove from office or position, especially high office: The people deposed the dictator.
2. to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement: to depose that it was true.
3. Law . to take the deposition of; examine under oath: Two lawyers deposed the witness.
verb (used without object)
4. to give sworn testimony, especially in writing.

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burl

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burl

noun
1. a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
2. a dome-shaped growth on the trunk of a tree; a wartlike structure sometimes 2 feet (0.6 meters) across and 1 foot (0.3 meters) or more in height, sliced to make veneer.
verb (used with object)
3. to remove burls from (cloth) in finishing.

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diatribe

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DAHY-uh-trahyb

noun
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator.

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auscultation

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aw-skuhl-TEY-shuhn

noun:
The act of listening to sounds within the body as a method of diagnosis

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exoteric

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ek-suh-TER-ik

adjective:
1. Suitable for or communicated to the general public.
2. Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
3. Popular; simple; commonplace.
4. Pertaining to the outside; exterior; external.

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cordate

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KAWR-deyt

adjective:
1. Heart-shaped.
2. (Of leaves) heart-shaped, with the attachment at the notched end.

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vilipend

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VIL-uh-pend

verb:
1. To regard or treat as of little value or account.
2. To vilify; depreciate

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mammonism

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MAM-uh-niz-uhm

noun:
The greedy pursuit of riches

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tramontane

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truh-MON-teyn

adjective:
1. Being or situated beyond the mountains.
2. Beyond the Alps as viewed from Italy; transalpine.
3. Of, pertaining to, or coming from the other side of the mountains.
4. Foreign; barbarous.

noun:
1. A person who lives beyond the mountains: formerly applied by the Italians to the peoples beyond the Alps, and by the latter to the Italians.
2. A foreigner; outlander; barbarian.
3. A violent, polar wind from the northwest that blows in southern France

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pachyderm

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PAK-i-durm

noun:
1. A person who is not sensitive to criticism, ridicule, etc.
2. Any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
3. An elephant

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spruce

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sproos

verb:
1. To make neat or dapper (often followed by up).
2. To make oneself spruce (usually followed by up).

adjective:
1. Trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper

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morceau

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mawr-SOH

noun:
1. Piece; morsel.
2. An excerpt or passage of poetry or music

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bespeak

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bih-SPEEK

verb:
1. To show; indicate.
2. To ask for in advance.
3. To reserve beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for.
4. Literary. To speak to; address.
5. Obsolete. To foretell; forebode

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ad rem

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ad REM

adverb:
1. Without digressing; in a straightforward manner.

adjective:
1. Relevant; pertinent

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alembic

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uh-LEM-bik

noun;
1. Anything that transforms, purifies, or refines.
2. A vessel with a beaked cap or head, formerly used in distilling

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plenum

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PLEE-nuhm

noun:
1. A full assembly, as a joint legislative assembly.
2. The state or a space in which a gas, usually air, is contained at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
3. A space, usually above a ceiling or below a floor, that can serve as a receiving chamber for air that has been heated or cooled to be distributed to inhabited areas.
4. The whole of space regarded as being filled with matter (opposed to vacuum).

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adamantine

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ad-uh-MAN-teen

adjective:
1. Utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion.
2. Too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
3. Like a diamond in luster.

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bandy

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BAN-dee

verb:
1. To pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take.
2. To throw or strike to and fro or from side to side, as a ball in tennis.
3. To circulate freely.

adjective:
1. (Of legs) having a bend or crook outward; bowed.

noun:
1. An early form of tennis.
2. Chiefly British. (Formerly) hockey or shinny.
3. Obsolete. A hockey or shinny stick.

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hircine

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HUR-sahyn

adjective:
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a goat.
2. Having a goatish odor.
3. Lustful; libidinous.

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flexuous

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FLEK-shoo-uhs

adjective:
Full of bends or curves; sinuous.

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pettifog

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PET-ee-fog

verb:
1. To bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters.
2. To carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business.
3. To practice chicanery of any sort.

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quadrennial

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kwo-DREN-ee-uhl

adjective:
1. Occurring every four years.
2. Of or lasting for four years.

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dubious

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DOO-bee-uhs

adjective
1. doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubious reply.
2. of doubtful quality or propriety; questionable: a dubious compliment; a dubious transaction.
3. of uncertain outcome: in dubious battle.
4. wavering or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt.

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cabal

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kuh-bal

noun
1. a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
2. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue.
3. a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles.

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birl

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burl

verb
1. To spin or cause to rotate.
2. Chiefly Northern U.S. Lumbering . To cause (a floating log) to rotate rapidly by treading upon it.
3. British . A. To move or rotate rapidly. B. Informal . To spend money freely. C. Informal . To gamble.

noun:
1. British Informal . An attempt; a gamble.

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pseudonymous

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soo-DON-uh-muhs

adjective
1. Bearing a false or fictitious name.
2. Writing or written under a fictitious name.

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eurhythmic

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yoo-RITH-mik

adjective
1. Characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned.
2. Of or pertaining to eurhythmics.

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pseudology

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soo-DOL-uh-jee

noun:
Lying considered as an art.

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pseudomorph

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SOO-duh-mawrf

noun:
1. An irregular or unclassifiable form.
2. A mineral having the outward appearance of another mineral that it has replaced by chemical action.

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pseudoclassic

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soo-doh-KLAS-ik

adjective:
1. Falsely or spuriously classic.
2. Imitating the classic: the pseudoclassic style of some modern authors.

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pseudepigraphy

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soo-duh-PIG-ruh-fee

noun:
The false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.

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filch

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filch

verb:
To steal (especially something of small value); pilfer: to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants

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eurhythmic

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yoo-RITH-mik

adjective:
1. Characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned.
2. Of or pertaining to eurhythmics

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also-ran

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AWL-soh-ran

noun:
1. Informal. A person who loses a contest, election, or other competition.
2. Sports. A. (In a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers. B. An athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
3. Informal. A person who attains little or no success: For every great artist there are a thousand also-rans.

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preconcert

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pree-kuhn-SURT

verb;
1. To arrange in advance or beforehand, as by a previous agreement.

adjective:
1. Preceding a concert: a preconcert reception for sponsors

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hypnopompic

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hip-nuh-POM-pik

adjective:
Of or pertaining to the semiconscious state prior to complete wakefulness

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Camelot

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KAM-uh-lot

noun:
1. Any idyllic place or period, especially one of great happiness.
2. The legendary site of King Arthur's palace and court, possibly near Exeter, England.
3. The glamorous ambience of Washington, D.C., during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, 1961–63.

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shindy

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SHIN-dee

noun:
1. A row; rumpus.
2. A shindig

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jubilarian

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joo-buh-LAIR-ee-uhn

noun:
A person who celebrates or has celebrated a jubilee, as a nun observing 25 or more years of religious life

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allocution

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al-uh-KYOO-shuhn

noun:
1. A formal speech, especially one of an incontrovertible or hortatory nature.
2. A pronouncement delivered by the pope to a secret consistory, especially on a matter of policy or of general importance.

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gorgonize

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GAWR-guh-nahyz

verb:
To affect as a Gorgon; hypnotize; petrify

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en règle

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ahn RE-gluh

adjective:
In order; according to the rules; correct

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nascent

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nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt

adjective:
1. beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.
2. Chemistry . (of an element) in the nascent state

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desiccate

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des-i-keyt

verb (used with object):
1. to dry thoroughly; dry up.
2. to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate.

verb (used without object):
3. to become thoroughly dried or dried up

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kibitzer

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KIB-it-ser

noun:
1. A giver of uninvited or unwanted advice.
2. A spectator at a card game who looks at the players' cards over their shoulders, especially one who gives unsolicited advice.
3. A person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks, especially while others are trying to work or to discuss something seriously

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brabble

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BRAB-uhl

verb:
1. To argue stubbornly about trifles; wrangle.
noun:
1. Noisy, quarrelsome chatter

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antipathetic

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an-ti-puh-THET-ik

adjective:
1. Opposed, averse, or contrary; having or showing antipathy: They were antipathetic to many of the proposed changes .
2. Causing or likely to cause antipathy: The new management was antipathetic to all of us.