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lollipop n	help, file
A confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
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accord v	help, file
To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another. To agree or correspond; to be in harmony. (dated or law) To grant as suitable or proper; to concede or award.
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unnecessary adj	help, file
Not needed or necessary. In addition to requirements; unrequired.
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parvenu n	help, file
A person who has risen or been promoted to a higher social class, but has not gained acceptance from members of that new class.
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occur v	help, file
To present or offer itself; to happen or take place. To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself. (biology) To be present or found.
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cumberground n	help, file
(obsolete) Totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.
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betimes adv	help, file
In good season or time; early, especially in the morning. (archaic) In a short time, soon.
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irascible adj	help, file
Easily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
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preternatural adj	help, file
Beyond or different from what is natural or according to the regular course of things. Having an existence outside of the natural world.
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circumscribe v	help, file
To draw a line around; to encircle. To limit narrowly; to restrict.
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schadenfreude n	help, file
Malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune.
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filial adj	help, file
Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. Respectful of the duties and attitudes of a son or daughter toward their parents.
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worrywart n	help, file
Someone who worries about everything, especially about inconsequential things.
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rapacious adj	help, file
Voracious; avaricious. Given to taking by force or plundering. Subsisting on live prey.
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bludgeon v	help, file
To strike or hit with something hard; to club. To force something upon others, as if with a bludgeon.
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pillage v	help, file
To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
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cistern n	help, file
A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially rainwater. (technical) A toilet tank. (anatomy) A cisterna.
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licit adj	help, file
Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. (law) Explicitly sanctioned or authorized by law.
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excise v	help, file
To impose an excise tax on something. To cut out; to remove.
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bivouac n	help, file
An encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering. Any temporary encampment. (dated) The watch of a whole army by night.
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slipshod adj	help, file
Done poorly or too quickly; careless. (obsolete) Wearing slippers or similar shoes.
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cordial adj	help, file
Hearty; sincere. Radiating warmth and friendliness; genial.
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mouton enragé n	help, file
A normally peaceful person who has become suddenly and uncharacteristically angry.
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incur v	help, file
To bring upon or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient. (especially law) To render somebody liable or subject to.
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moot adj	help, file
(Commonwealth) Subject to discussion; unsolved or impossible to solve. (North America) Having no impact or relevance.
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emollient n	help, file
Something which softens or lubricates the skin. Anything soothing, or that makes something more acceptable.
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undergrounder n	help, file
An underground publication or movie. One who is part of a secret or underground society or subculture.
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queue n	help, file
A line of people or other things, in which the one at the front is dealt with first, and which newcomers join at the opposite end. (computing) A data structure in which objects are removed from one end, called the head, and added to the other, called the tail. (mostly historical) A men's hairstyle whose primary attribute is a braid at the back of the head.
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obstinate adj	help, file
Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course. Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.
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negawatt n	help, file
A unit of saved energy.
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accursed adj	help, file
Hateful; detestable. (archaic or theology) Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed.
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