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breviary n	help, file
A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
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hirsute adj	help, file
Covered in hair or bristles; hairy.
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esprit de corps n	help, file
A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group.
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partisan adj	help, file
Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause. Serving as commander of a body of detached light troops.
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mosey v	help, file
(mainly US, dialectal) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner. (mainly US, dialectal) To set off, get going; to start a journey.
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vulnerary adj	help, file
Useful or used for healing wounds; healing, curative. (archaic, rare) Causing wounds, wounding.
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ecchymosis n	help, file
A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise. The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise.
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pulsate v	help, file
To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat. To quiver, vibrate, thrill. To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity.
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bougainvillea n	help, file
Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
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nonchalant adj	help, file
Casually calm and relaxed. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached.
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seiche n	help, file
(hydrology) A short-period standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of the lake's geometry.
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frumpy adj	help, file
Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable. (dated) Ill- or bad-tempered.
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underpin v	help, file
To support from below with props or masonry. (figuratively) To give support to; to corroborate.
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guerdon n	help, file
(now literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade.
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rive v	help, file
To rend asunder by force; to split or cleave. To be split or rent asunder.
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despotic adj	help, file
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
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shamrock n	help, file
The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or of any clover-like plant. Any of several small forms of clover with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens.
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clairvoyant adj	help, file
Of, or relating to clairvoyance. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses. Able to foresee the future.
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mandarin n	help, file
(historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.
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bluster v	help, file
To speak or protest loudly. To blow in strong or sudden gusts.
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hematophagy n	help, file
The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood.
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protean adj	help, file
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
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furlough n	help, file
(US) A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner.
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rogation n	help, file
A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
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incendiary adj	help, file
Capable of causing fire. Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion Inflammatory, emotionally charged.
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conterminous adj	help, file
Meeting end-to-end or at the ends. (of geographical regions) Adjoining; sharing a boundary. Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time.
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daub v	help, file
To apply something to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
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satay n	help, file
An Indonesian dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce.
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alkaline adj	help, file
Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases. (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7.
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inveigle v	help, file
To convert, convince or win over with flattery or wiles. To obtain through guile or cunning.
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crescendo n	help, file
(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ). (figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax.
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