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gleeful
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full of high-spirited delight
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erudite
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having or showing profound knowledge
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prelate
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a senior clergyman and dignitary
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chisel
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an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge; carve with a chisel; deprive somebody of something by deceit; engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
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pique
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tightly woven fabric with raised cords; a sudden outburst of anger; cause to feel resentment or indignation
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grate
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a frame of iron bars to hold a fire; a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air; a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something; make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface; furnish with a grate; scratch repeatedly; gnaw into; make resentful or angry
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atonement
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compensation for a wrong; the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity)
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chastity
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abstaining from sexual relations (as because of religious vows); morality with respect to sexual relations
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devout
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devoutly religious; earnest
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rig
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gear (including necessary machinery) for a particular enterprise; formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel; the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses; gear used in fishing; a set of clothing (with accessories); a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together; equip with sails or masts; connect or secure to; manipulate in a fraudulent manner; arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
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deviant
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markedly different from an accepted norm; a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
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cult
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a system of religious beliefs and rituals; adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices; an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
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kaleidoscope
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an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors; a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes
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colossal
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so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
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urn
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a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet; a large pot for making coffee or tea
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pagan
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not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam; a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew); a person who does not acknowledge your god; someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures
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villain
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a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately; the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction
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venereal
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of or relating to the external sex organs
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flamboyant
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richly and brilliantly colorful; elaborately or excessively ornamented; showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
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eerie
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inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
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elixir
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a substance believed to cure all ills; a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste; a hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
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illegible
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(of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible
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legible
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(of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read
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acacia
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any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
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stern
severe and unremitting in making demands; of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect; not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty; severely simple; the rear part of a ship; United States concert violinist (born in Russia in 1920); the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
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replete
(followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; filled to satisfaction with food or drink; fill to satisfaction
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heretical
characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
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apropos
of an appropriate or pertinent nature; by the way; at an opportune time
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pertinent
having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
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forebode
make a prediction about; tell in advance
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squeal
a high-pitched howl; utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs; confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
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alcove
a small recess opening off a larger room
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decoy
a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot); something used to lure victims into danger; lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy
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fetish
excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
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gratification
the act or an instance of satisfying; state of being gratified; great satisfaction
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goatee
a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
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flabbergasted
as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
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kinesiology
the branch of physiology that studies the mechanics and anatomy in relation to human movement
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chalice
a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
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fresco
a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster; a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster; paint onto wet plaster on a wall
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graffiti
a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
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prude
a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum
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sarcophagus
a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions)
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thicket
a dense growth of bushes
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rite
an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; any customary observance or practice
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manoeuver
perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense; direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; act in order to achieve a certain goal
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penchant
a strong liking
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wrath
belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins); intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
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toga
a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
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effigy
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
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crypt
a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)
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groin
the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals; a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away; build with groins
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mason
a craftsman who works with stone or brick; English writer (1865-1948); English film actor (1909-1984); American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792); a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
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fervent
extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion
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squeak
a short high-pitched noise; something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin; make a high-pitched, screeching noise
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resounding
characterized by reverberation
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chatter
the high-pitched continuing noise made by animals (birds or monkeys); the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine; noisy talk; speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; make noise as if chattering away; cut unevenly with a chattering tool; click repeatedly or uncontrollably; talk socially without exchanging too much information
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din
the act of making a noisy disturbance; a loud harsh or strident noise; instill (into a person) by constant repetition; make a resonant sound, like artillery
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rumble
a fight between rival gangs of adolescents; a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage; a loud low dull continuous noise; make a low noise; to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
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alibi
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question; a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.; exonerate by means of an alibi
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ricochet
a glancing rebound; spring back; spring away from an impact
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acquiesce
to agree or express agreement
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legacy
(law) a gift of personal property by will
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eloquence
powerful and effective language
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inquest
an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
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butt
thick end of the handle; the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking); a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons); a victim of ridicule or pranks; the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots; a joint made by fastening ends together without overlapping; finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking; sports equipment consisting of an object set up for a marksman or archer to aim at; the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; place end to end without overlapping; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
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egregious
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
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spinster
an elderly unmarried woman; someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
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vixen
a malicious woman with a fierce temper
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nectar
fruit juice especially when undiluted; a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators; (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal
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bachelorette
a young unmarried woman who lives alone
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spinster
an elderly unmarried woman; someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)
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doe
mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'; the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977
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ewe
female sheep; a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin; a member of a people living in southern Benin and Togo and southeastern Ghana
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gander
mature male goose
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churn
a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk; stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter; be agitated
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shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; used of persons
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capricious
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; changeable
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astride
with one leg on each side; with the legs stretched far apart
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falcon
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight; hunt with falcons
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prognostication
knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source); a statement made about the future; a sign of something about to happen
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expedition
a journey organized for a particular purpose; a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country; an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; a journey taken for pleasure; the property of being prompt and efficient
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contemplate
consider as a possibility; look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; reflect deeply on a subject; think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
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live
exerting force or containing energy; of current relevance; in current use or ready for use; abounding with life and energy; actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing; charged with an explosive; highly reverberant; capable of erupting; possessing life; charged or energized with electricity; elastic; rebounds readily; not recorded; lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style; pursue a positive and satisfying existence; have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; have life, be alive; support oneself; continue to live; endure or last; inhabit or live in
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out
outer or outlying; outside or external; no longer fashionable; directed outward or serving to direct something outward; not worth considering as a possibility; not allowed to continue to bat or run; out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; being out or having grown cold; knocked unconscious by a heavy blow; excluded from use or mention; away from home; from one's possession; (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; be made known; be disclosed or revealed; reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
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despise
look down on with disdain
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errand
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
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squat
having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground; short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels; exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles; a small worthless amount; sit on one's heels; occupy (a dwelling) illegally; be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
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queer
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; homosexual or arousing homosexual desires; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man; put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
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shudder
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear); an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement; shake, as from cold
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cajole
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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wheedle
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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protruding
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
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pauper
a person who is very poor
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fastidious
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
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brawl
a noisy fight in a crowd; an uproarious party; to quarrel noisily, angrily or disruptively
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toboggan
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front; move along on a luge or toboggan
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elude
escape, either physically or mentally; be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
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yearn
have affection for; feel tenderness for; have a desire for something or someone who is not present; desire strongly or persistently
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crevice
a long narrow depression in a surface; a long narrow opening
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sanctum
a place of inviolable privacy; a sacred place of pilgrimage
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braid
trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains; a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair; form or weave into a braid or braids; decorate with braids or ribbons; make by braiding or interlacing
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shudder
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear); an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement; shake, as from cold
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sway
controlling influence; pitching dangerously to one side; move back and forth or sideways; cause to move back and forth; move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; win approval or support for
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harangue
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion; deliver a harangue to; address forcefully
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scamper
rushing about hastily in an undignified way; to move about or proceed hurriedly
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nibble
gentle biting; a small byte; eat intermittently; take small bites of; bite gently; bite off very small pieces
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scruff
the back side of the neck
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deftly
in a deft manner; with dexterity; in a dexterous manner
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somersault
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return; do a somersault
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tether
restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal; tie with a tether
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gourd
bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd; any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds; any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
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pipe
a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.; a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco; a small fipple flute that is played with the left hand while the right hand is free to beat a tabor; a hollow cylindrical shape; a wind instrument; the player blows air into a bag and squeezes it out through the instrument; the flues and stops on a pipe organ; trim with piping; play on a pipe; transport by pipeline; utter a shrill cry
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adrift
afloat on the surface of a body of water; aimlessly drifting; off course, wandering aimlessly; floating freely; not anchored
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relish
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; spicy or savory condiment; vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
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strumpet
a woman adulterer
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blemish
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); mar or impair with a flaw; add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective; mar or spoil the appearance of
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potbelly
a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned; slang for a paunch
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brood
the young of an animal cared for at one time; sit on (eggs); think moodily or anxiously about something; hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; be in a huff; be silent or sullen; be in a huff and display one's displeasure
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obeisance
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person; bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
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hem
lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down; utter `hem' or `ahem'; fold over and sew together to provide with a hem
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dais
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
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gaoler
someone who guards prisoners
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tenant
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; any occupant who dwells in a place; a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease); occupy as a tenant
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blasphemous
characterized by profanity or cursing; grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
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oblivious
(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; failing to keep in mind
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ovation
enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause)
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prestige
a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
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voluble
marked by a ready flow of speech
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wretch
performs some wicked deed; someone you feel sorry for
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like-minded
of the same turn of mind
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pore
any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal; any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas); a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass; direct one's attention on something
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over
having come or been brought to a conclusion; throughout a period of time; at or to a point across intervening space etc.; throughout an area; beyond the top or upper surface or edge; forward from an upright position; over the entire area; (cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
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oblivion
the state of being disregarded or forgotten; total forgetfulness
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miasma
unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; an unwholesome atmosphere
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hypothecate
pledge without delivery or title of possession; to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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betrothed
pledged to be married; the person to whom you are engaged
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pyre
wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
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quail
small gallinaceous game birds; flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised; draw back, as with fear or pain
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bawling
loud cries made while weeping
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interlude
a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance; an intervening period or episode; perform an interlude
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brute
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; a living organism characterized by voluntary movement; a cruelly rapacious person
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conundrum
a difficult problem
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strident
being sharply insistent on being heard; unpleasantly loud and harsh; of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then'); conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
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cognizance
range or scope of what is perceived; range of what one can know or understand; having knowledge of
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sting
a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin; a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property; a mental pain or distress; deliver a sting to; cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; cause a stinging pain
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deity
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
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brusque
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
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wry
bent to one side; humorously sarcastic or mocking
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monomania
a mania restricted to one thing or idea
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tuft
a bunch of feathers or hair; a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
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levity
a manner lacking seriousness; feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
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pathos
a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow); a style that has the power to evoke feelings; a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
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motley
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); a multicolored woolen fabric woven of mixed threads in 14th to 17th century England; a garment made of motley (especially a court jester's costume); a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; make motley; color with different colors; make something more diverse and varied
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hapless
deserving or inciting pity
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stumble
an unintentional but embarrassing blunder; an unsteady uneven gait; make an error; miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily; encounter by chance
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exorcist
someone who practices exorcism; one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
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tenement
a rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
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hysterical
marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
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demented
affected with madness or insanity
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vermilion
of a vivid red to reddish-orange color; a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge; color vermilion
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elicit
derive by reason; deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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thrash
a swimming kick used while treading water; give a thrashing to; beat hard; beat the seeds out of a grain; move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation; beat so fast that (the heart's) output starts dropping until (it) does not manage to pump out blood at all; beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight; move or stir about violently; dance the slam dance
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twig
a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year; branch out in a twiglike manner; understand, usually after some initial difficulty
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ember
a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
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adroitly
in an adroit manner
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ramshackle
in deplorable condition
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coiffure
the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair); arrange attractively
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pandemonium
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
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eerie
inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
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redress
act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil; a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury; make reparations or amends for
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expiate
make amends for
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scythe
an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground; cut with a scythe
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loquaciousness
the quality of being wordy and talkative
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clamour
loud and persistent outcry from many people; make loud demands; utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
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culvert
a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway
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litigation
a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights
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imperiously
in an imperious manner
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ladle
a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids; remove with or as if with a ladle; put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle
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avaricious
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
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retch
an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
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lash
leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip; a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids; bind with a rope, chain, or cord; lash or flick about sharply; strike as if by whipping; beat severely with a whip or rod
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inebriate
a chronic drinker; become drunk or drink excessively; make drunk (with alcoholic drinks); fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink
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out
outer or outlying; outside or external; no longer fashionable; directed outward or serving to direct something outward; not worth considering as a possibility; not allowed to continue to bat or run; out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; being out or having grown cold; knocked unconscious by a heavy blow; excluded from use or mention; away from home; from one's possession; (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; be made known; be disclosed or revealed; reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle; to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
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tipsy
unstable and prone to tip as if intoxicated; very drunk
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confluence
a flowing together; a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); a coming together of people
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cataleptic
of or having characteristics of or affected with catalepsy; a person suffering from catalepsy
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opium
an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
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rapport
a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people
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cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
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scuffle
a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling; an unceremonious and disorganized struggle; disorderly fighting; fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters; walk by dragging one's feet
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vitiligo
an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)
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assuage
provide physical relief, as from pain; satisfy (thirst); cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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bend
curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.); diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left; a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade Range; a circular segment of a curve; movement that causes the formation of a curve; an angular or rounded shape made by folding; change direction; form a curve; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; bend a joint; turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest; bend one's back forward from the waist on down
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termagant
a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
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pugnaciously
in a pugnacious manner
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gesticulate
show, express or direct through movement
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propitious
presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success
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empress
a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor
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squat
having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground; short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels; exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles; a small worthless amount; sit on one's heels; occupy (a dwelling) illegally; be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide
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benefactor
a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
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repast
the food served and eaten at one time
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obscure
not clearly understood or expressed; not drawing attention; not famous or acclaimed; marked by difficulty of style or expression; remote and separate physically or socially; difficult to find; make obscure or unclear; make difficult to perceive by sight; make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; make less visible or unclear; make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
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wary
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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drowse
a light fitful sleep; be on the verge of sleeping; sleep lightly or for a short period of time
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abashed
feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
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nonplussed
filled with bewilderment
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hone
a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors; sharpen with a hone; make perfect or complete
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affluence
abundant wealth
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topple
cause to topple or tumble by pushing; fall down, as if collapsing
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hippie
someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle
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cobbler
tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit; a person who makes or repairs shoes; made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit
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relish
the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; spicy or savory condiment; vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment; derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
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maimed
having a part of the body crippled or disabled; badly injured, perhaps with amputation; people who are wounded
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mendicant
practicing beggary; a pauper who lives by begging; a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
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antediluvian
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; of or relating to the period before the biblical flood; any of the early patriarchs who lived prior to the Noachian deluge; a very old person
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vociferously
in a vociferous manner
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haggle
an instance of intense argument (as in bargaining); wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
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wisp
a small tuft or lock; a flock of snipe; a small bundle of straw or hay; a small person
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fleck
a small contrasting part of something; a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; make a spot or mark onto
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cringe
draw back, as with fear or pain; show submission or fear
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fling
the act of flinging; a brief indulgence of your impulses; a usually brief attempt; throw with force or recklessness; move in an abrupt or headlong manner; throw or cast away; indulge oneself
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stench
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
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cannonade
intense and continuous artillery fire; attack with canons or artillery
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welt
a raised or strengthened seam; a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions; put a welt on; beat severely with a whip or rod
