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the woman warrior
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02/24/2005

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Term
depilatory
Definition
Having the capability to remove hair.
Term
efface
Definition
# To rub or wipe out; erase.
# To make indistinct as if by rubbing:
Term
delineate
Definition
# To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.
# To represent pictorially; depict.
# To depict in words or gestures; describe.
Term
atavism
Definition
The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes.
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dowry
Definition
Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage
Term
mien
Definition
An appearance or aspect.
Term
inexorable
Definition
Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty
(plea)
Term
culpability
Definition
Deserving of blame or censure as being wrong, evil, improper, or injurious.
Term
gall
Definition
1. A skin sore caused by friction and abrasion: a saddle gall.
2.
1. Exasperation; vexation.
2. The cause of such vexation.
Term
peony
Definition
Any of various garden plants of the genus Paeonia, having large, variously colored flowers with numerous stamens and several pistils.
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palanquin
Definition
A covered litter carried on poles on the shoulders of four or more bearers, formerly used in eastern Asia.
Term
gestation
Definition
1. The period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy.
2. The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind.
Term
jounce
Definition
To move or cause to move with bumps and jolts; bounce.
Term
nape
Definition
back of the neck
Term
fontanel
Definition
Any of the soft membranous gaps between the incompletely formed cranial bones of a fetus or an infant.
Term
antic
Definition
1. A ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper.
2. Archaic. A buffoon, especially a performing clown.
Term
reprieve
Definition
1. To postpone or cancel the punishment of.
2. To bring relief to.
Term
deign
Definition
To think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend
Term
sequin
Definition
1. A small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle.
2. A gold coin of the Venetian Republic. Also called zecchino.
Term
surfeit
Definition
To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.
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