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lunacy n	help, file
The state of being mad, insanity. Something deeply misguided.
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squirm v	help, file
To twist one's body with snakelike motions. To twist in discomfort, especially from shame or embarrassment.
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chicanery n	help, file
Deception by use of trickery, quibbling, or subterfuge. (law) A slick performance by a lawyer.
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gerontic adj	help, file
Of or pertaining to old age or the elderly.
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Neolithic adj	help, file
Of or relating to the New Stone Age, from circa 8500 to 4500 BCE.
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Ucalegon n	help, file
(dated) A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down.
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bingo interj	help, file
Used by players of bingo to claim a win. (informal) Used when finding what one has been looking for or trying to recall. (informal) Similarly, used to declare "You've just made my point!" or "My point exactly!".
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iota n	help, file
Name for the ninth, and smallest, letter of the Greek alphabet. A jot; a very small, inconsiderable, quantity.
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perforce adv	help, file
By force; of necessity; at any rate.
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wreak v	help, file
To cause, inflict or let out, especially if causing harm or injury.
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disingenuous adj	help, file
Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean. Not ingenuous; not frank or open; unworthily or meanly artful.
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kaftan n	help, file
A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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razzmatazz n	help, file
Ambiguous or meaningless language. Empty and tiresome speculation.
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yammer v	help, file
To complain peevishly. To talk loudly; to make an outcry.
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festinate adj	help, file
(obsolete) Hurried, hasty.
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Machiavellian adj	help, file
Done by cunning, scheming and unscrupulous methods, to achieve one's desired outcome.
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thrall n	help, file
One who is enslaved. The state of being under the control of another person.
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askance adv	help, file
Sideways; obliquely. (of a look or glance) With disapproval, skepticism, or suspicion.
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hoary adj	help, file
White or gray with age. (botany) Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs. (obsolete) Moldy; mossy; musty.
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otaku n	help, file
One with an obsessive interest, particularly anime or manga.
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vocalize v	help, file
To express with the voice; to utter. (of animals) To produce noises or calls from the throat. (music) To sing without using words. (linguistics) To turn a consonant into a vowel.
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curdle v	help, file
To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. To clot or coagulate; to cause to congeal, such as through cold.
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chutzpah n	help, file
(slang) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence.
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quay n	help, file
(nautical) A wharf, a stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels.
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symbiotic adj	help, file
(biology) Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together. Of a relationship with mutual benefit between two individuals or organisms.
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enfleurage n	help, file
The process of extracting fragrance from flowers by using unscented fats to capture the essential oils.
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threnody n	help, file
A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge, an elegy.
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flaunt v	help, file
To parade (something); to display (something) with ostentation.
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pollard n	help, file
A tree that has been pruned heavily, with branches cut back to the trunk so that it produces dense new growth. An animal, such as cattle or deer, whose horns have been removed or lost.
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denizen n	help, file
An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells there. One who frequents a place.
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