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monsoon
n.1) a seasonal wind of S Asia that blows from the southwest in summer, bringing heavy rains, and from the northeast in winter.
2) the rainy season when the SW monsoon blows, from about April to October.
3) any wind that changes direction with the seasons.
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illiteracy
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holiness
n.the state or quality of being holy
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a title once given to all bishops, but now reserved for the pope
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totem
n.1) (in some societies, esp among North American Indians) an object, species of animal or plant, or natural phenomenon symbolizing a clan, family, etc., often having ritual associations.
2) a representation of such an object.
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obstetrician
n.a physician who specializes in obstetrics
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suffrage
n.1) the right to vote, esp in public elections; franchise.
2) the exercise of such a right; casting a vote.
3) a supporting vote.
4) a prayer, esp a short intercessory prayer.
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scrimmage
n.1) a rough or disorderly struggle.
2) American football the clash of opposing linemen at every down.
;vb.3) (intr) to engage in a scrimmage.
4) (tr) to put (the ball) into a scrimmage.
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geranium
n.1) any cultivated geraniaceous plant of the genus Pelargonium, having scarlet, pink, or white showy flowers.
2) any geraniaceous plant of the genus Geranium, such as cranesbill and herb Robert, having divided leaves and pink or purplish flowers.
3) a strong red to a moderate or strong pink colour.
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pubic
adj.of or relating to the pubes or pubis
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posterity
n.1) future or succeeding generations.
2) all of one's descendants.
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trove
n.See: treasure-trove
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accredit
vb. (tr).
1) to ascribe or attribute.
2) to give official recognition to; sanction; authorize.
3) to certify or guarantee as meeting required standards.
4) (often foll by at or to).
a) to furnish or send (an envoy, etc.) with official credentials.
b) to appoint (someone) as an envoy, etc.
5) NZ to pass (a candidate) for university entrance on school recommendation without external examination.
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slugger
n.(esp in boxing, baseball, etc.) a person who strikes hard
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thong
n.1) a thin strip of leather or other material, such as one used for lashing things together.
2) a whip or whiplash, esp one made of leather.
3) US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ the usual name for flip-flop 5).
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a) a skimpy article of beachwear, worn by men or women, consisting of thin strips of leather or cloth attached to a piece of material that covers the genitals while leaving the buttocks bare.
b) a similar item of underwear.
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amphibian
n.1) any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Amphibia, typically living on land but breeding in water. Their aquatic larvae (tadpoles) undergo metamorphosis into the adult form. The class includes the newts and salamanders, frogs and toads, and caecilians.
2) a type of aircraft able to land and take off from both water and land.
3) any vehicle able to travel on both water and land.
;adj.4) another word for amphibious.
5) of, relating to, or belonging to the class Amphibia.
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barb
n.1) a subsidiary point facing in the opposite direction to the main point of a fish-hook, harpoon, arrow, etc., intended to make extraction difficult.
2) any of various pointed parts, as on barbed wire.
3) a cutting remark; gibe.
4) any of the numerous hairlike filaments that form the vane of a feather.
5) a beardlike growth in certain animals.
6) a hooked hair or projection on certain fruits.
7) any small cyprinid fish of the genus Barbus (or Puntius) and related genera, such as B. conchonius (rosy barb).
8) (usually plural) any of the small fleshy protuberances beneath the tongue in horses and cattle.
9) a white linen cloth forming part of a headdress extending from the chin to the upper chest, originally worn by women in the Middle Ages, now worn by nuns of some orders.
10) obsolete a beard.
;vb.11) (tr) to provide with a barb or barbs.
;n.a breed of horse of North African origin, similar to the Arab but less spirited
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a black kelpie (see kelpie I)
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acronym for Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
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floss
n.1) the mass of fine silky fibres obtained from cotton and similar plants.
2) any similar fine silky material, such as the hairlike styles and stigmas of maize or the fibres prepared from silkworm cocoons.
3) untwisted silk thread used in embroidery, etc.
4) See: dental floss.
;vb.5) (tr) to clean (between one's teeth) with dental floss.
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rudder
n.1) nautical a pivoted vertical vane that projects into the water at the stern of a vessel and can be controlled by a tiller, wheel, or other apparatus to steer the vessel.
2) a vertical control surface attached to the rear of the fin used to steer an aircraft, in conjunction with the ailerons.
3) anything that guides or directs.
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armament
n.1) (often plural) the weapon equipment of a military vehicle, ship, or aircraft.
2) a military force raised and armed ready for war.
3) preparation for war involving the production of equipment and arms.
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syphilis
n.a venereal disease caused by infection with the microorganism Treponema pallidum: characterized by an ulcerating chancre, usually on the genitals and progressing through the lymphatic system to nearly all tissues of the body, producing serious clinical manifestations
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mediocrity
n., pl -ties.
1) the state or quality of being mediocre.
2) a mediocre person or thing.
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mitten
n.1) a glove having one section for the thumb and a single section for the other fingers.
2) slang a boxing glove.
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grub
vb. grubs, grubbing, grubbed.
1) (when tr, often foll by up or out) to search for and pull up (roots, stumps, etc.) by digging in the ground.
2) to dig up the surface of (ground, soil, etc.), esp to clear away roots, stumps, etc.
3) (intr; often foll by in or among) to search carefully.
4) (intr) to work unceasingly, esp at a dull task or research.
5) slang to provide (a person) with food or (of a person) to take food.
6) (tr) slang chiefly US to scrounge.
;n.7) the short legless larva of certain insects, esp beetles.
8) slang food; victuals.
9) a person who works hard, esp in a dull plodding way.
10) Brit informal a dirty child.
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paneling
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dandy
n., pl -dies.
1) a man greatly concerned with smartness of dress; beau.
2) a yawl or ketch.
;adj. -dier, -diest.
3) informal very good or fine.
;n.another name for dengue
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seclusion
n.1) the act of secluding or the state of being secluded.
2) a secluded place.
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rhino
n., pl -nos or -no.
short for rhinoceros
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a slang word for money
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roving
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environs
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moviegoer
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transcendental
adj.1) transcendent, superior, or surpassing.
2) (in the philosophy of Kant).
a) (of a judgment or logical deduction) being both synthetic and a priori.
b) of or relating to knowledge of the presuppositions of thought.
3) philosophy beyond our experience of phenomena, although not beyond potential knowledge.
4) theology surpassing the natural plane of reality or knowledge; supernatural or mystical.
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equestrian
adj.1) of or relating to horses and riding.
2) on horseback; mounted.
3) depicting or representing a person on horseback.
4) of, relating to, or composed of Roman equites.
5) of, relating to, or composed of knights, esp the imperial free knights of the Holy Roman Empire.
;n.6) a person skilled in riding and horsemanship.
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skitter
vb.1) (intr; often foll by off) to move or run rapidly or lightly; scamper.
2) to skim or cause to skim lightly and rapidly, as across the surface of water.
3) (intr) angling to draw a bait lightly over the surface of water.
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jackpot
n.1) any large prize, kitty, or accumulated stake that may be won in gambling, such as a pool in poker that accumulates until the betting is opened with a pair of jacks or higher.
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tangy
adj. tangier, tangiest.
having a pungent, fresh, or briny flavour or aroma
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jock
n.1) informal short for disc jockey.
2) informal short for jockstrap.
3) US informal an athlete.
4) NZ mining a pointed bar of steel inserted into the wheel of a mine vehicle and used for emergency braking.
;n.a slang word or term of address for a Scot
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decadent
adj.1) characterized by decay or decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt.
2) belonging to a period of decline in artistic standards.
;n.3) a decadent person.
4) (often capital) one of a group of French and English writers of the late 19th century whose works were characterized by refinement of style and a tendency toward the artificial and abnormal.
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aztec
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chastity
n.1) the state of being chaste; purity.
2) abstention from sexual intercourse; virginity or celibacy.
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motorcade
n.a parade of cars or other motor vehicles
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peep
vb. (intr).
1) to look furtively or secretly, as through a small aperture or from a hidden place.
2) to appear partially or briefly.
;n.3) a quick or furtive look.
4) the first appearance.
;vb. (intr).
1) (esp of young birds) to utter shrill small noises.
2) to speak in a thin shrill voice.
;n.3) a peeping sound.
4) US any of various small sandpipers of the genus Calidris (or Erolia) and related genera, such as the pectoral sandpiper.
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televise
vb.1) to put (a programme) on television.
2) (tr) to transmit (a programme, signal, etc.) by television.
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dimple
n.1) a small natural dent or crease in the flesh, esp on the cheeks or chin.
2) any slight depression in a surface.
3) a bubble or dent in glass.
;vb.4) to make or become dimpled.
5) (intr) to produce dimples by smiling.
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peddler
n.1) a person who sells illegal drugs, esp narcotics.
2) the usual US spelling of pedlar.
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keg
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croak
vb.1) (intr) (of frogs, crows, etc.) to make a low, hoarse cry.
2) to utter (something) in this manner.
3) (intr) to grumble or be pessimistic.
4) slang.
a) (intr) to die.
b) (tr) to kill.
;n.5) a low hoarse utterance or sound.
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feces
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cuff
vb.1) (tr) to strike with an open hand.
;n.2) a blow of this kind.
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lacy
adj. lacier, laciest.
made of or resembling lace
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careen
vb.1) to sway or cause to sway dangerously over to one side.
2) (tr) nautical to cause (a vessel) to keel over to one side, esp in order to clean or repair its bottom.
3) (intr) nautical (of a vessel) to keel over to one side.
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rhubarb
n.1) any of several temperate and subtropical plants of the polygonaceous genus Rheum, esp R. rhaponticum (common garden rhubarb), which has long green and red acid-tasting edible leafstalks, usually eaten sweetened and cooked.
2) the leafstalks of this plant.
3) a related plant, Rheum officinale, of central Asia, having a bitter-tasting underground stem that can be dried and used medicinally as a laxative or astringent.
4) US and Canadian slang a heated discussion or quarrel.
5) the noise made by actors to simulate conversation, esp by repeating the word rhubarb at random.
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paddy
n., pl -dies.
1) Also called: paddy field.
2) rice as a growing crop or when harvested but not yet milled.
;n., pl -dies Brit informal.
a fit of temper
;n., pl -dies (sometimes not capital).
an informal, often derogatory, name for an Irishman
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panther
n., pl -thers or -ther.
1) another name for leopard 1), esp the black variety (black panther).
2) US and Canadian any of various related animals, esp the puma.
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geyser
n.1) a spring that discharges steam and hot water.
2) Brit a domestic gas water heater.
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ruddy
adj. -dier, -diest.
1) (of the complexion) having a healthy reddish colour, usually resulting from an outdoor life.
2) coloured red or pink.
;adv., adj informal chiefly Brit.
3) (intensifier) bloody; damned.
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amphitheater
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repent
vb.to feel remorse (for); be contrite (about); show penitence (for)
;adj. botany.
lying or creeping along the ground; reptant
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slavic
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cadaver
n. medicine.
a corpse
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intifada
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mysticism
n.1) belief in or experience of a reality surpassing normal human understanding or experience, esp a reality perceived as essential to the nature of life.
2) a system of contemplative prayer and spirituality aimed at achieving direct intuitive experience of the divine.
3) obscure or confused belief or thought.
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brooch
n.an ornament with a hinged pin and catch, worn fastened to clothing
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lilac
n.1) Also called: syringa.
2).
3).
a) a light or moderate purple colour, sometimes with a bluish or reddish tinge.
b) (as adjective).
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sheaf
n., pl sheaves [ʃi:vz].
1) a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds.
2) a bundle of objects tied together.
3) the arrows contained in a quiver.
;vb.4) (tr) to bind or tie into a sheaf.
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infestation
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ointment
n.1) a fatty or oily medicated formulation applied to the skin to heal or protect.
2) a similar substance used as a cosmetic.
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archer
n.a person skilled in the use of a bow and arrow
;n.the Archer the constellation Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the zodiac
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truckload
n.the amount carried by a truck
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anaerobic
adj.1) (of an organism or process) requiring the absence of or not dependent on the presence of oxygen.
2) of or relating to anaerobes.
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hairdo
n., pl -dos.
the arrangement of a person's hair, esp after styling and setting
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redundancy
n., pl -cies.
1).
a) the state or condition of being redundant or superfluous, esp superfluous in one's job.
b) (as modifier).
2) excessive proliferation or profusion, esp of superfluity.
3) duplication of components in electronic or mechanical equipment so that operations can continue following failure of a part.
4) repetition of information or inclusion of additional information to reduce errors in telecommunication transmissions and computer processing.
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deacon
n. Christianity.
1) (in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest.
2) (in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs.
3) Scot the president of an incorporated trade or body of craftsmen in a burgh.
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micron
n., pl -crons or -cra [-krə].
a unit of length equal to 10-6 metre. It is being replaced by the micrometre, the equivalent SI unit
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penance
n.1) voluntary self-punishment to atone for a sin, crime, etc.
2) a feeling of regret for one's wrongdoings.
3) Christianity.
a) a punishment usually consisting of prayer, fasting, etc., undertaken voluntarily as an expression of penitence for sin.
b) a punishment of this kind imposed by church authority as a condition of absolution.
;vb.4) (tr) (of ecclesiastical authorities) to impose a penance upon (a sinner).
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dud
n.1) a person or thing that proves ineffectual or a failure.
2) a shell, etc., that fails to explode.
3) (plural) old-fashioned clothes or other personal belongings.
;adj.4) failing in its purpose or function.
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heterogeneity
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sleigh
n.1) another name for sledge I 1).
;vb.2) (intr) to travel by sleigh.
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voodoo
n., pl -doos.
1) Also called: voodooism.
2) a person who practises voodoo.
3) a charm, spell, or fetish involved in voodoo worship and ritual.
;adj.4) relating to or associated with voodoo.
;vb. -doos, -dooing, -dooed.
5) (tr) to affect by or as if by the power of voodoo.
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catapult
n.1) a Y-shaped implement with a loop of elastic fastened to the ends of the two prongs, used mainly by children for shooting small stones, etc.
2) a heavy war engine used formerly for hurling stones, etc.
3) a device installed in warships to launch aircraft.
;vb.4) (tr) to shoot forth from or as if from a catapult.
5) (foll by over, into, etc.) to move precipitately.
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unscrupulous
adj.without scruples; unprincipled
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exhilaration
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totalitarianism
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leery
adj. leerier, leeriest or learier, leariest.
1) now chiefly dialect knowing or sly.
2) slang (foll by of) suspicious or wary.
3) slang rowdy or boisterous.
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legume
n.1) the long dry dehiscent fruit produced by leguminous plants; a pod.
2) any table vegetable of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae), esp beans or peas.
3) any leguminous plant.
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fowl
n.1) See: domestic fowl.
2) any other bird, esp any gallinaceous bird, that is used as food or hunted as game.
3) the flesh or meat of fowl, esp of chicken.
4) an archaic word for any: bird.
;vb.5) (intr) to hunt or snare wildfowl.
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arterial
adj.1) of, relating to, or affecting an artery or arteries.
2) denoting or relating to the usually bright red reoxygenated blood returning from the lungs or gills that circulates in the arteries.
3) being a major route, esp one with many minor branches.
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geriatric
adj.1) of or relating to geriatric medicine or to older people.
2) offensive (of people or machines) old, obsolescent, worn out, or useless.
;n.3) old-fashioned, offensive an elderly person.
4) informal, offensive an older person considered as one who may be disregarded as senile or unable to look after his or her own best interests.
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lasagna
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bulldoze
vb. (tr).
1) to move, demolish, flatten, etc., with a bulldozer.
2) informal to force; push.
3) informal to intimidate or coerce.
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anorexia
n.1) loss of appetite.
2) Also called: anorexia nervosa <FONT COLOR=RED>[nɜ:ˈvəusə]</FONT>.
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catechism
n.1) instruction by a series of questions and answers, esp a book containing such instruction on the religious doctrine of a Christian Church.
2) rigorous and persistent questioning, as in a test or interview.
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scrawny
adj. scrawnier, scrawniest.
1) very thin and bony; scraggy.
2) meagre or stunted.
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fibrous
adj.consisting of, containing, or resembling fibres
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gusto
n.vigorous enjoyment, zest, or relish, esp in the performance of an action
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wheelbarrow
n.1) a simple vehicle for carrying small loads, typically being an open container supported by a wheel at the front and two legs and two handles behind.
;vb.2) (tr) to convey in a wheelbarrow.
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dollop
n.1) a semisolid lump.
2) a large serving, esp of food.
;vb.3) (tr; foll by out) to serve out (food).
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etiology
n., pl -gies.
a variant spelling of aetiology
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secretion
n.1) a substance that is released from a cell, esp a glandular cell, and is synthesized in the cell.
2) the process involved in producing and releasing such a substance from the cell.
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