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02/07/2004

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aboard (adv.)
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on a ship, train, bus, etc.
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aboard (prep.)
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on
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afoul (adj.)
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in a state of entanglement
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afoul of (prep.)
Definition
in or onto a collision or entaglement with
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aloof (adv.)
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in the state of being at a distance
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aloof (adj.)
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withdrawn
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amiss (adj.)
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in a missing-the-mark manner; wrong
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amiss (adj.)
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wrong, imperfect; faulty
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asunder (adv.)
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in an apart postion; apart
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asunder (adv.)
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in an apart postion; apart
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prefix a-
Definition
on, in, in a state of
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prefix with-
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against, back
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withdraw (v.)
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draw back; take back
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withhold (v.)
Definition
hold back
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withstand (v.)
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stand up against; resist
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notwithstanding (prep.)
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despite
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prefix be-
Definition
1. all around, on all sides, thouroghly
2. affect with, cover with
3. cause to be
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beset (v.)
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attack on all sides; surround
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begrime (v.)
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cover with grime; make dirty
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benighted (adj.)
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overtaken by darkness of night; unenlightened; intellectually or morally ignorant
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belittle (v.)
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cause to be or seem little or unimportant
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contrariwise (adv.)
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on the contrary
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Suffix -wise
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way, manner
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nonwise (adv.)
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in no way; not at all
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Suffix -dom
Definition
dignity, office, realm, state of being, those having the charcter of
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earldom (n.)
Definition
realm or dignity of an earl
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martyrdom (n.)
Definition
state of being a martyr
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officialdom (n.)
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tose having the authoirty of officials; officials of colletcivity
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Suffix -some
Definition
1. full of the thing or quality denoted in the first part of the -SOME word
2. gorup of
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cumbersome (adj.)
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full of encumbrances; burdensome
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fulsome (adj.)
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offensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity
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lissom(e) (adj.)
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lithesome (literally, "full of a lithe or supple quality"); limber; nimble
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meddlesome (adj.)
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intrusive; impertinent; interfering (literally, full of meddling)
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mettlesome (adj.)
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full of mettle (courage); spirited
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noisome (adj.)
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offensive to the sense of smell (literally, full of an annoying quality); unwholesome
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winsome (adj.)
Definition
full of winning quality (literally, "full oF wynn", the Anglo-Saxon word for joy); winning; cheerful; merry
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twosome (n.)
Definition
group of two
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Suffix -ling
Definition
1. one pertaining two or concerned with whatever is denoted in the first part of the -LING word
2. little, young
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hireling (n.)
Definition
one whose only interest in his or her work is the hire (pay)
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starveling (n.)
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one who is thin from lack of food
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suckling (n.)
Definition
child or animal that is nursed
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yearling (n.)
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one who is a year old
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yearling (n.)
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one who is a year old
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changeling (n.)
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child secretly exchanged for another in infancy
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duckling (n.)
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little duck
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founding (n.)
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infant found after being deserted by its unknown parents
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sibling (n.)
Definition
brother or sister (literally, little sib")
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stripling (n.)
Definition
lad (literally, "little strip: from the main menu)
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anent (prep.)
Definition
about; concerning; in repect to
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anon (adv.)
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soon; presently
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behest (n.)
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command; order
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beholden (adj.)
Definition
bound in gratitude; in debted
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behoove (v.)
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be nesessary for; be proper for
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betimes (adv.)
Definition
early
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heath (n.)
Definition
tract of wateland
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wane (v.)
Definition
decrease; dwindle
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warlock (n.)
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sorcerer; wizard
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warlock (n.)
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sorcerer; wizard
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warp (n.)
Definition
threads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof
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wax (v.)
Definition
grow; increase (e.g. "the moon waxes, then wanes)
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withal (adv.)
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with it all; despite that (e.g. firm but withal kind)
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woof (n.)
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threads running from side to side in a woven fabric
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woof (n.)
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threads running from side to side in a woven fabric
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yclept (adj.)
Definition
named; called
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paternal
Definition
1. fatherly
2. inherited from or related to the father's side
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