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abstemiously adv	help, file
Marked by abstinence or restraint, especially in relation to food or drink.
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carry the message to Garcia v	help, file
To perform a requisite task despite obstacles.
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effectually adv	help, file
In such a way as to achieve a desired result; effectively.
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grimalkin n	help, file
A cat, especially an elderly female. An old, bad-tempered woman; a crone.
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inevitably adv	help, file
In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent; as expected. As usual; predictably.
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kick the bucket v	help, file
(idiomatic, euphemism) To die.
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matter-of-factly adv	help, file
As though stating a fact. As though the situation is normal and not unusual.
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oblation n	help, file
The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity. A deed or gift offered charitably.
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resoundingly adv	help, file
With a loud, resonant sound. (by extension) Emphatically, so as to be celebrated.
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thunderstruck adj	help, file
Astonished, amazed or so suddenly surprised as to be unable to speak.
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verbatim adv	help, file
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
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dot the i's and cross the t's v	help, file
(idiomatic) To take care of every detail, even minor ones; to be meticulous or thorough.
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bibulously adv	help, file
Drunkenly; as if intoxicated.
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dodecahedron n	help, file
(geometry) A polyhedron with twelve faces; the regular dodecahedron has twelve regular pentagons as faces.
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fatuously adv	help, file
With smug stupidity; idiotically.
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lambent adj	help, file
Brushing or flickering gently over a surface. Glowing or luminous, but lacking heat. Clever or talented without effort.
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just in case adv	help, file
(idiomatic) In the event; should there be a need.
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hymnody n	help, file
The writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms. The hymns of a particular church or of a particular time.
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nebulously adv	help, file
(idiomatic) Vaguely, without clear purpose or specific intention. In a manner like that of a cloud or haze. As if viewed through a cloud or haze.
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piping hot adj	help, file
(idiomatic) Very hot; originally from a literary comparison in The Canterbury Tales.
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sheepishly adv	help, file
Meekly; self-consciously; with embarrassment.
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ursine adj	help, file
Of or relating to bears. Having the appearance or characteristics of a bear.
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with bated breath adv	help, file
(idiomatic) Eagerly; with great anticipation.
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workshop n	help, file
A small room where things are manufactured, or light industrial work is done. A brief intensive course of education for a small group.
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nativity n	help, file
Birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.
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piecemeal adv	help, file
Piece by piece; in small amounts, stages, or degrees. Into pieces or parts..
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snowclone n	help, file
A type of cliché which uses an old idiom formulaically in a new context.
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querulously adv	help, file
With grumbling, complaining, or whining.
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hogan n	help, file
A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge.
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jubilantly adv	help, file
With jubilation or triumph..
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disco ball n	help, file
A mirrored sphere designed to slowly rotate while suspended from the ceiling.
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