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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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Verb:
1. To grow dark, gloomy, etc.
2. To appear dark; show indistinctly. |
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1. To become vague, or indistinct.
2. To reduce to a fine spray. |
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verb:
1. To sprout; appear above the ground.
noun:
1. The first sprouts or shoots of grass, corn, or other crops; new growth. |
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paralipsis
par-uh-LIP-sis |
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noun:
The suggestion, by deliberately brief treatment of a topic, that much of significance is being omitted, as in "not to mention other faults." |
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verb:
1. To deceive.
noun:
1. In backgammon, a victory in which the winner throws off all his or her pieces before the opponent throws off any.
verb:
1. To win a gammon (in the game of backgammon) over.
noun:
1. A smoked or cured ham.
2. Deceitful nonsense. |
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noun:
Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession; confidence; coolness. |
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inculcate
in-KUHL-kayt; IN-kuhl-kayt |
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transitive verb:
To teach and impress by frequent repetition or instruction |
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adjective:
Affectedly trendy. |
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noun:
A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends. |
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adjective:
1. Relating to the mourning or remembering of the dead.
2. Used in, suitable for, or resembling an elegy.
3. Expressing sorrow. |
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adjective:
1. Tending to put off what ought to be done at once; given to procrastination.
2. Marked by procrastination or delay; intended to cause delay; -- said of actions or measures. |
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noun:
1. Dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
2. A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers |
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adjective:
1. Possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or quality; magical or fairylike; elfin.
2. Having power to see into the future; visionary; clairvoyant.
3. Appearing slightly crazy, as if under a spell; touched.
4. (Scots.) Fated to die; doomed.
5. (Scots.) Marked by a sense of approaching death. |
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bacchanalia
bak-uh-NAIL-yuh |
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noun:
1. (plural, capitalized) The ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus, celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry.
2. A riotous, boisterous, or drunken festivity; a revel.
Alpha Epsilon brothers began their bacchanalia with an off-campus keg party featuring "funneling," in which beer is shot through a rubber hose into the drinker's mouth. |
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punctilious
puhnk-TIL-ee-uhs |
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adjective:
Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars. |
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postprandial
post-PRAN-dee-uhl |
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adjective:
Happening or done after a meal. |
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noun:
1. The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; as, "I saw it with my own eyes."
2. An instance or example of pleonasm.
3. A superfluous word or expression. |
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noun:
One who returns after death (as a ghost) or after a long absence. |
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noun:
The highest point of something; the highest level or degree attainable. |
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irrefragable
ih-REF-ruh-guh-buhl |
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adjective:
Impossible to refute; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence. |
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noun:
The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of another's property by force. |
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adjective:
Very satisfactory; fine. |
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transitive verb:
To treat or regard as an object of great interest or importance. |
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noun:
A trinket; a knickknack. |
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adjective:
1. Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor.
2. Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking. |
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noun:
Someone who roams about in search of amusement or social activity. |
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verb:
To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to foreshadow; to bode. |
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woolgathering
WOOL-gath-(uh)-ring |
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noun:
Indulgence in idle daydreaming. |
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noun:
1. One who is devoted, given, or addicted to some particular pursuit, subject, study, or way of life.
2. A devoted admirer.
3. A devout adherent of a religion or cult.
4. A dedicated believer or advocate. |
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