stupor
n.1) a state of unconsciousness.
2) mental dullness; torpor.
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forsook
vb.the past tense of forsake
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jubilant
adj.feeling or expressing great joy
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flounder
vb. (intr).
1) to struggle; to move with difficulty, as in mud.
2) to behave awkwardly; make mistakes.
;n.3) the act of floundering.
;n., pl -der or -ders.
1) Also called: fluke.
2) US and Canadian any flatfish of the families Bothidae (turbot, etc.) and Pleuronectidae (plaice, halibut, sand dab, etc.).
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placid
adj.having a calm appearance or nature
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figment
n.a fantastic notion, invention, or fabrication
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loaf
n., pl loaves [ləuvz].
1) a shaped mass of baked bread.
2) any shaped or moulded mass of food, such as cooked meat.
3) slang the head; sense.
;vb.1) (intr) to loiter or lounge around in an idle way.
2) (tr; foll by away) to spend (time) idly.
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indignation
n.anger or scorn aroused by something felt to be unfair, unworthy, or wrong
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slip
vb. slips, slipping, slipped.
1) to move or cause to move smoothly and easily.
2) (tr) to place, insert, or convey quickly or stealthily.
3) (tr) to put on or take off easily or quickly.
4) (intr) to lose balance and slide unexpectedly.
5) to let loose or be let loose.
6) to be released from (something); escape.
7) (tr) to let go (mooring or anchor lines) over the side.
8) (when intr, often foll by from or out of) to pass out of (the mind or memory).
9) (tr) to overlook, neglect, or miss.
10) (intr) to move or pass swiftly or unperceived.
11) (intr; sometimes foll by up) to make a mistake.
12) Also: sideslip.
13) (intr) to decline in health, mental ability, etc.
14) (intr) (of an intervertebral disc) to become displaced from the normal position.
15) (tr) to dislocate (a bone).
16) (of animals) to give birth to (offspring) prematurely.
17) (tr) to pass (a stitch) from one needle to another without knitting it.
18).
a) (tr) to operate (the clutch of a motor vehicle) so that it partially disengages.
b) (intr) (of the clutch of a motor vehicle) to fail to engage, esp as a result of wear.
19).
20).
;n.21) the act or an instance of slipping.
22) a mistake or oversight.
23) a moral lapse or failing.
24) a woman's sleeveless undergarment, worn as a lining for and to give support to a dress.
25) US and Canadian a narrow space between two piers in which vessels may dock.
26) See: slipway.
27) a kind of dog lead that allows for the quick release of the dog.
28) a small block of hard steel of known thickness used for measurement, usually forming one of a set.
29) the ratio between output speed and input speed of a transmission device when subtracted from unity, esp of a drive belt or clutch that is not transmitting full power.
30) cricket.
a) the position of the fielder who stands a little way behind and to the offside of the wicketkeeper.
b) the fielder himself.
31) the relative movement of rocks along a fault plane.
32) a landslide, esp one blocking a road or railway line.
33) metallurgy, crystallography the deformation of a metallic crystal caused when one part glides over another part along a plane.
34) the deviation of a propeller from its helical path through a fluid, expressed as the difference between its actual forward motion and its theoretical forward motion in one revolution.
35) another name for sideslip 1).
36).
;n.1) a narrow piece; strip.
2) a small piece of paper.
3) a part of a plant that, when detached from the parent, will grow into a new plant; cutting; scion.
4) a young slender person.
5) dialect a young pig.
6) printing.
a) a long galley.
b) a less common name for a: galley proof.
7) chiefly US a pew or similar long narrow seat.
8) a small piece of abrasive material of tapering section used in honing.
;vb. slips, slipping, slipped.
9) (tr) to detach (portions of stem, etc.) from (a plant) for propagation.
;n.clay mixed with water to a creamy consistency, used for decorating or patching a ceramic piece
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grovel
vb. -els, -elling, -elled or US -els, -eling, -eled (intr).
1) to humble or abase oneself, as in making apologies or showing respect.
2) to lie or crawl face downwards, as in fear or humility.
3) (often foll by in) to indulge or take pleasure (in sensuality or vice).
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repertoire
n.1) all the plays, songs, operas, or other works collectively that a company, actor, singer, dancer, etc., has prepared and is competent to perform.
2) the entire stock of things available in a field or of a kind.
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lecherous
adj.characterized by or inciting lechery
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rancor
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callous
adj.1) unfeeling; insensitive.
2) (of skin) hardened and thickened.
;vb.3) pathology to make or become callous.
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throng
n.1) a great number of people or things crowded together.
;vb.2) to gather in or fill (a place) in large numbers; crowd.
3) (tr) to hem in (a person); jostle.
;adj.4) Yorkshire dialect (postpositive) busy.
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stoop
vb. (mainly intr).
1) (also tr) to bend (the body or the top half of the body) forward and downward.
2) to carry oneself with head and shoulders habitually bent forward.
3) (often foll by to) to abase or degrade oneself.
4) (often foll by to) to condescend; deign.
5) (of a bird of prey) to swoop down.
6) archaic to give in.
;n.7) the act, position, or characteristic of stooping.
8) a lowering from a position of dignity or superiority.
9) a downward swoop, esp of a bird of prey.
;n. US and Canadian.
a small platform with steps up to it at the entrance to a building
;n. archaic.
a pillar or post
;n.a less common spelling of stoup
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whisk
vb.1) (tr; often foll by away or off) to brush, sweep, or wipe off lightly.
2) (tr) to move, carry, etc., with a light or rapid sweeping motion.
3) (intr) to move, go, etc., quickly and nimbly.
4) (tr) to whip (eggs, cream, etc.) to a froth.
;n.5) the act of whisking.
6) a light rapid sweeping movement or stroke.
7) a utensil, often incorporating a coil of wires, for whipping eggs, etc.
8) a small brush or broom.
9) a small bunch or bundle, as of grass, straw, etc.
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bedrock
n.1) the solid unweathered rock that lies beneath the loose surface deposits of soil, alluvium, etc.
2) basic principles or facts (esp in the phrase get down to bedrock).
3) the lowest point, level, or layer.
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rinse
vb. (tr).
1) to remove soap from (clothes, etc.) by applying clean water in the final stage in washing.
2) to wash lightly, esp without using soap.
3) to give a light tint to (hair).
;n.4) the act or an instance of rinsing.
5) hairdressing a liquid preparation put on the hair when wet to give a tint to it.
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scald
vb.1) to burn or be burnt with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
2) (tr) to subject to the action of boiling water, esp so as to sterilize.
3) (tr) to heat (a liquid) almost to boiling point.
4) (tr) to plunge (tomatoes, peaches, etc.) into boiling water briefly in order to skin them more easily.
;n.5) the act or result of scalding.
6) an abnormal condition in plants, characterized by discoloration and wrinkling of the skin of the fruits, caused by exposure to excessive sunlight, gases, etc.
;n.a variant spelling of skald
;adj. also scalled.
1) scabby.
;n.2) a scab or a skin disease producing scabs.
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impervious
adj.1) not able to be penetrated, as by water, light, etc.; impermeable.
2) (often postpositive; foll by to) not able to be influenced (by) or not receptive (to).
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succulent
adj.1) abundant in juices; juicy.
2) (of plants) having thick fleshy leaves or stems.
3) informal stimulating interest, desire, etc.
;n.4) a plant that is able to exist in arid or salty conditions by using water stored in its fleshy tissues.
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banter
vb.1) to speak to or tease lightly or jokingly.
;n.2) light, teasing, or joking language or repartee.
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hectic
adj.1) characterized by extreme activity or excitement.
2) associated with, peculiar to, or symptomatic of tuberculosis (esp in the phrases hectic fever, hectic flush).
;n.3) a hectic fever or flush.
4) rare a person who is consumptive or who experiences a hectic fever or flush.
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bog
n.1) wet spongy ground consisting of decomposing vegetation, which ultimately forms peat.
2) an area of such ground.
3) a place or thing that prevents or slows progress or improvement.
4) a slang word for lavatory 1).
5) Austral slang the act or an instance of defecating.
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retch
vb.1) (intr) to undergo an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; heave.
2) to vomit.
;n.3) an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting.
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fortuitous
adj.happening by chance, esp by a lucky chance; unplanned; accidental
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nape
n.the back of the neck
;vb. (tr) US military slang.
to attack with napalm
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lest
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grit
n.1) small hard particles of sand, earth, stone, etc.
2) Also called: gritstone.
3) the texture or grain of stone.
4) indomitable courage, toughness, or resolution.
5) engineering an arbitrary measure of the size of abrasive particles used in a grinding wheel or other abrasive process.
;vb. grits, gritting, gritted.
6) to clench or grind together (two objects, esp the teeth).
7) to cover (a surface, such as icy roads) with grit.
;n., adj Canadian.
an informal word for Liberal
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tardy
adj. -dier, -diest.
1) occurring later than expected.
2) slow in progress, growth, etc.
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tepid
adj.1) slightly warm; lukewarm.
2) relatively unenthusiastic or apathetic.
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wager
n.1) an agreement or pledge to pay an amount of money as a result of the outcome of an unsettled matter.
2) an amount staked on the outcome of such a matter or event.
3).
4).
;vb.5) (when tr, may take a clause as object) to risk or bet (something) on the outcome of an unsettled matter.
6) (tr) history to pledge oneself to (battle).
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brusque
adj.blunt or curt in manner or speech
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gingerly
adv.1) in a cautious, reluctant, or timid manner.
;adj.2) cautious, reluctant, or timid.
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aghast
adj. (postpositive).
overcome with amazement or horror
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alacrity
n.liveliness or briskness
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profuse
adj.1) plentiful, copious, or abundant.
2) (often foll by in) free or generous in the giving (of).
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stipulate
vb.1) (tr; may take a clause as object) to specify, often as a condition of an agreement.
2) (intr; foll by for) to insist (on) as a term of an agreement.
3) Roman law to make (an oral contract) in the form of question and answer necessary to render it legally valid.
4) (tr; may take a clause as object) to guarantee or promise.
;adj.(of a plant) having stipules
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subversive
adj.1) liable to subvert or overthrow a government, legally constituted institution, etc.
;n.2) a person engaged in subversive activities, etc.
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infatuation
n.1) the act of infatuating or state of being infatuated.
2) foolish or extravagant passion.
3) an object of foolish or extravagant passion.
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pessimistic
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aversion
n.1) (usually foll by to or for) extreme dislike or disinclination; repugnance.
2) a person or thing that arouses this.
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pester
vb. (tr).
to annoy or nag continually
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inextricably
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munch
vb.to chew (food) steadily, esp with a crunching noise
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sear
vb. (tr).
1) to scorch or burn the surface of.
2) to brand with a hot iron.
3) to cause to wither or dry up.
4) rare to make callous or unfeeling.
;n.5) a mark caused by searing.
;adj.6) poetic dried up.
;n.the catch in the lock of a small firearm that holds the hammer or firing pin cocked
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fling
vb. flings, flinging, flung [flʌŋ] (mainly tr).
1) to throw, esp with force or abandon; hurl or toss.
2) to put or send without warning or preparation.
3) (also intr) to move (oneself or a part of the body) with abandon or speed.
4) (usually foll by into) to apply (oneself) diligently and with vigour (to).
5) to cast aside; disregard.
6) to utter violently or offensively.
7) poetic to give out; emit.
;n.8) the act or an instance of flinging; toss; throw.
9) a period or occasion of unrestrained, impulsive, or extravagant behaviour.
10) any of various vigorous Scottish reels full of leaps and turns, such as the Highland fling.
11) a trial; try.
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eloquence
n.1) ease in using language to best effect.
2) powerful and effective language.
3) the quality of being persuasive or moving.
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jovial
adj.having or expressing convivial humour; jolly
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egregious
adj.1) outstandingly bad; flagrant.
2) archaic distinguished; eminent.
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nimble
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folly
n., pl -lies.
1) the state or quality of being foolish; stupidity; rashness.
2) a foolish action, mistake, idea, etc.
3) a building in the form of a castle, temple, etc., built to satisfy a fancy or conceit, often of an eccentric kind.
4) (plural) theatre an elaborately costumed revue.
5) archaic.
a) evil; wickedness.
b) lewdness; wantonness.
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ply
n., pl plies.
1).
a) a layer, fold, or thickness, as of cloth, wood, yarn, etc.
b) (in combination).
2) a thin sheet of wood glued to other similar sheets to form plywood.
3) one of the strands twisted together to make rope, yarn, etc.
;vb. (tr).
4) to twist together (two or more single strands) to make yarn.
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tenuous
adj.1) insignificant or flimsy.
2) slim, fine, or delicate.
3) diluted or rarefied in consistency or density.
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botany
n., pl -nies.
1) the study of plants, including their classification, structure, physiology, ecology, and economic importance.
2) the plant life of a particular region or time.
3) the biological characteristics of a particular group of plants.
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plop
n.1) the characteristic sound made by an object dropping into water without a splash.
;vb. plops, plopping, plopped.
2) to fall or cause to fall with the sound of a plop.
;interj.3) an exclamation imitative of this sound.
to go plop
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oscillate
vb.1) (intr) to move or swing from side to side regularly.
2) (intr) to waver between opinions, courses of action, etc.
3) physics to undergo or produce or cause to undergo or produce oscillation.
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allot
vb. -lots, -lotting, -lotted (tr).
1) to assign or distribute (shares, etc.).
2) to designate for a particular purpose.
3) (foll by to) apportion.
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tether
n.1) a restricting rope, chain, etc., by which an animal is tied to a particular spot.
2) the range of one's endurance, etc.
3).
;vb. (tr).
4) to tie or limit with or as if with a tether.
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broker
n.1) an agent who, acting on behalf of a principal, buys or sells goods, securities, etc., in return for a commission.
2) (formerly).
3) a dealer in second-hand goods.
;vb.4) to act as a broker (in).
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rotund
adj.1) rounded or spherical in shape.
2) plump.
3) sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc.
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gibe
vb.1) to make jeering or scoffing remarks (at); taunt.
;n.2) a derisive or provoking remark.
;vb., n nautical.
a variant spelling of gybe
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taper
vb.1) to become or cause to become narrower towards one end.
2) (often foll by off) to become or cause to become smaller or less significant.
;n.3) a thin candle.
4) a thin wooden or waxed strip for transferring a flame; spill.
5) a narrowing.
6) engineering (in conical parts) the amount of variation in the diameter per unit of length.
7) any feeble source of light.
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overcast
adj.1) covered over or obscured, esp by clouds.
2) meteorology (of the sky) more than 95 per cent cloud-covered.
3) gloomy or melancholy.
4) sewn over by overcasting.
;vb.5) to make or become overclouded or gloomy.
6) to sew (an edge, as of a hem) with long stitches passing successively over the edge.
;n.7) a covering, as of clouds or mist.
8) meteorology the state of the sky when more than 95 per cent of it is cloud-covered.
9) mining a crossing of two passages without an intersection.
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curly
adj. curlier, curliest.
1) tending to curl; curling.
2) having curls.
3) (of timber) having irregular curves or waves in the grain.
4) Austral and NZ difficult to counter or answer.
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strew
vb. strews, strewing, strewed, strewn or strewed.
to spread or scatter or be spread or scattered, as over a surface or area
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glimmer
vb. (intr).
1) (of a light, candle, etc.) to glow faintly or flickeringly.
2) to be indicated faintly.
;n.3) a glow or twinkle of light.
4) a faint indication.
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clink
vb.1) to make or cause to make a light and sharply ringing sound.
;n.2) a light and sharply ringing sound.
3) Brit a pointed steel tool used for breaking up the surface of a road before it is repaired.
;n.a slang word for prison
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fare
n.1) the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc.
2) a paying passenger, esp when carried by taxi.
3) a range of food and drink; diet.
;vb. (intr).
4) to get on (as specified); manage.
5) (with it as a subject) to turn out or happen as specified.
6) archaic to eat.
7) (often foll by forth) archaic to go or travel.
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sole
adj.1) (prenominal) being the only one; only.
2) (prenominal) of or relating to one individual or group and no other.
3) law having no wife or husband.
4) an archaic word for solitary.
;n.1) the underside of the foot.
2) the underside of a shoe.
3).
a) the bottom of a furrow.
b) the bottom of a plough.
4) the underside of a golf-club head.
5) the bottom of an oven, furnace, etc.
;vb. (tr).
6) to provide (a shoe) with a sole.
7) golf to rest (the club) on the ground, as when preparing to make a stroke.
;n., pl sole or soles.
1) any tongue-shaped flatfish of the family Soleidae, esp Solea solea (European sole): most common in warm seas and highly valued as food fishes.
2) any of certain other similar fishes.
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pier
n.1) a structure with a deck that is built out over water, and used as a landing place, promenade, etc.
2) a pillar that bears heavy loads, esp one of rectangular cross section.
3) the part of a wall between two adjacent openings.
4) another name for buttress 1).
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feign
vb.1) to put on a show of (a quality or emotion); pretend.
2) (tr) to make up; invent.
3) (tr) to copy; imitate.
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awry
adv., adj (postpositive).
1) with a slant or twist to one side; askew.
2) away from the appropriate or right course; amiss.
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zest
n.1) invigorating or keen excitement or enjoyment.
2) added interest, flavour, or charm; piquancy.
3) something added to give flavour or relish.
4) the peel or skin of an orange or lemon, used as flavouring in drinks, etc.
;vb.5) (tr) to give flavour, interest, or piquancy to.
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perfunctory
adj.1) done superficially, only as a matter of routine; careless or cursory.
2) dull or indifferent.
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wonky
adj. -kier, -kiest Brit informal.
1) shaky or unsteady.
2) not in correct alignment; askew.
3) liable to break down or develop a fault.
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omniscient
adj.1) having infinite knowledge or understanding.
2) having very great or seemingly unlimited knowledge.
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trot
vb. trots, trotting, trotted.
1) to move or cause to move at a trot.
2) angling to fish (a fast-moving stream or river) by using a float and weighted line that carries the baited hook just above the bottom.
;n.3) a gait of a horse or other quadruped, faster than a walk, in which diagonally opposite legs come down together.
4) a steady brisk pace.
5) (in harness racing) a race for horses that have been trained to trot fast.
6) angling.
a) one of the short lines attached to a trotline.
b) the trotline.
7) Austral and NZ informal a run of luck.
8) chiefly Brit a small child; tot.
9) US slang a student's crib.
10).
11).
;n. informal.
a follower of Trotsky; Trotskyist
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ravage
vb.1) to cause extensive damage to.
;n.2) (often plural) destructive action.
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recline
vb.to rest or cause to rest in a leaning position
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quirk
n.1) an individual peculiarity of character; mannerism or foible.
2) an unexpected twist or turn.
3) a continuous groove in an architectural moulding.
4) a flourish, as in handwriting.
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squander
vb. (tr).
1) to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate.
2) an obsolete word for scatter.
;n.3) rare extravagance or dissipation.
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nascent
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convoluted
adj.1) (esp of meaning, style, etc.) difficult to comprehend; involved.
2) wound together; coiled.
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prowl
vb.1) (when intr, often foll by around or about) to move stealthily around (a place) as if in search of prey or plunder.
;n.2) the act of prowling.
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destitution
n.1) the state of being destitute; utter poverty.
2) rare lack or deficiency.
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conceivable
adj.capable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible
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fodder
n.1) bulk feed for livestock, esp hay, straw, etc.
2) raw experience or material.
;vb.3) (tr) to supply (livestock) with fodder.
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rational
adj.1) using reason or logic in thinking out a problem.
2) in accordance with the principles of logic or reason; reasonable.
3) of sound mind; sane.
4) endowed with the capacity to reason; capable of logical thought.
5) mathematics expressible as a ratio of two integers or polynomials.
;n.6) mathematics a rational number.
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privy
adj. privier, priviest.
1) (postpositive; foll by to) participating in the knowledge of something secret.
2) archaic secret, hidden, etc.
3) archaic of or relating to one person only.
;n., pl privies.
4) a lavatory, esp an outside one.
5) law a person in privity with another.
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finesse
n.1) elegant skill in style or performance.
2) subtlety and tact in handling difficult situations.
3) bridge, whist an attempt to win a trick when opponents hold a high card in the suit led by playing a lower card, hoping the opponent who has already played holds the missing card.
4) a trick, artifice, or strategy.
;vb.5) to manage or bring about with finesse.
6) to play (a card) as a finesse.
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incredulity
n.lack of belief; scepticism
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