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limpid adj	help, file
Clear, particularly transparent or bright.
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billow v	help, file
To surge or roll in undulating waves. To swell out or bulge.
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vector n	help, file
(mathematics): A directed quantity, with both magnitude and direction. A chosen course or direction for motion, as of an aircraft. (medicine): A carrier of a disease-causing agent.
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rustic adj	help, file
Country-styled or pastoral; rural. Rough, crude.
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hydroplane v	help, file
To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
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sesquicentennial adj	help, file
Occurring every 150 years. Of, or relating to a 150 year anniversary.
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oeuvre n	help, file
The complete body of work created by an artist or writer.
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ilk n	help, file
Kind, sort, type, class of people, those that resemble or behave like a certain person.
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solicit v	help, file
To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event. To woo; to court. To persuade or incite one to commit some act, especially illegal or sexual behavior.
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equipoise n	help, file
A state of balance; equilibrium. A counterbalance.
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cardinal adj	help, file
Of fundamental importance, as in "a cardinal rule". Describing a number used in counting, e.g., one, two, three.
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ballyhoo v	help, file
To sensationalise or make grand claims. To shout noisily or in an uproar.
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paradigm n	help, file
A model or example. (grammar) The inflections of a word, often displayed as a table. A way of thinking, perceiving, or approaching work in some context.
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erudite adj	help, file
Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
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poobah n	help, file
A person holding multiple offices or positions of power, all at the same time.
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ubiquitous adj	help, file
Being everywhere at once; omnipresent. Seeming to appear everywhere at the same time.
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absquatulate v	help, file
To leave quickly or in a hurry; to take oneself off; to depart.
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fissiparous adj	help, file
Factious, fragmenting, or tending to break into pieces. (biology): Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
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mollify v	help, file
To ease a burden or make less painful; to comfort. To appease.
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spoonerism n	help, file
A phrase in which the initial (usually consonantal) sounds of two or more of the main words are accidentally transposed.
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nirvana n	help, file
The absence of all longing. A state of paradise; heightened or great pleasure. A blissful state attained through loss of self; enlightenment.
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posthaste adv	help, file
Quickly; with great rapidity.
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zygodactylous adj	help, file
Having two toes pointing forward and two toes pointing backward.
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chrestomathy n	help, file
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
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unguent n	help, file
Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
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jocular adj	help, file
Humorous, amusing or joking.
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rorqual n	help, file
Any whale with longitudinal skin folds running from below the mouth to the navel, allowing the capacity mouth to expand greatly when feeding.
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tantalize v	help, file
To tease someone by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach.
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fascicle n	help, file
A bundle. A section a book that is issued in parts. (anatomy): A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue. (botany): A cluster of flowers or leaves, or a bundle of vascular tissue.
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mondegreen n	help, file
A form of error arising from mishearing a spoken or sung phrase.
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