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adj: 1. Sexually attractive (referring to a young woman).
2. Ready or suitable for marriage (referring to a young woman). |
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| verb, tr., intr.: To heal or become healed by forming a scar. |
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| adj: Shining brilliantly. |
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n: 1. Something that is spread or laid under something else.
2. In biochemistry. the substance acted upon by an enzyme.
3. In electronics, a supporting material on which a circuit is formed or fabricated. |
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v: 1. To grow dark, gloomy, etc.
2. To appear dark |
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| adj: having for showing little emotion, not easily aroused or excited |
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verb:
1. To become vague, or indistinct.
2. To reduce to a fine spray. |
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| adj. Beyond or outside and area of immediate interest, remote |
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| n: A leading or paramount power |
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n: (nautical)a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
2) a rope worn around the neck to carry a knife or whistle
3)a cord worn around the neck with a hook used to fire a cannon |
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| n:Monosyllables with initial or terminal consonant clusters should set off the Germanic origin alarm in your mind, like today's word, dross. It's an old word in English (pre 12th century), originally denoting the scum that forms on molten metal. It still has that meaning, but has morphed to a more general figurative meaning: any accumulation of something worthless. |
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| noun: A person who is learned in many fields. |
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1. (plural, capitalized) The ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus, celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.
2. A riotous, boisterous, or drunken festivity |
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| adj.Puerile is used today almost exclusively as a dissing word, to characterize writing, humor, or behavior in adults that is short of a standard you expect from grown-ups. |
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| noun: A burial place, especially a large and elaborate cemetery belonging to an ancient city. |
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adjective:
Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct |
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| noun: A government by the corrupt in which rulers use their official positions for personal gain. |
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| 1. Possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality |
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| v. Don your figurative language hat and you'll notice that discrepant things exhibit disharmony or discord, which was the original leap from saying that something sounds funny -- or crackles |
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adj: de-negative mens-mind
Out of one's mind |
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1. A pale green color.
2. A type of ceramics having a pale green glaze, originally made in China. |
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| n: Chewing gum made from the sap of a sapodilla tree |
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| adj: Extremely difficult, unpleasant, or filthy. |
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Main Entry: rube
Pronunciation: \ˈrüb\
Function: noun
Etymology: Rube, nickname for Reuben
Date: 1891
1 : an awkward unsophisticated person : rustic
2 : a naive or inexperienced person |
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