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n. 1. A person who has invested personal wealth iin business.
2. A very wealthy person. |
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| n. Surrender; ending resistance. |
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tr. v. To cut off the head of; to behead.
[de <L. "from," "away from"] |
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n. 1. A very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock.
2. The edge of a dangerous situation.
[pre=prae <L. "before"] |
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tr. v. 1. To throw down from a great height.
2. To make happen suddenly or quickly.
adj. Speeding along heedlessly; headstrong.
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n. 1. The restatement of a main idea.
2. A summary or concise review.
[re <L. "back,""again"] |
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adj. 1. Pertaining tothe brain.
2. Intellectual |
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| n. The action of thinking; thought. |
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tr. v. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of (something).
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tr. v. 1. To wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out.
2. To make oneself inconspicuous.
[e=ex <L. "from," "out of"] |
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n. 1. A face of a building.
2. The face or front of anything, especially an artificial or false front. |
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n. 1. One of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel.
2. One aspect of a situation, or of a tooth. |
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tr. v. To insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass.
n. An insult or offensive act.
[af=ad <L. "to," "toward"] |
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tr. v. 1. To stand or come directly in front of.
2. To face with defiance or hostility.
[con=cum <L. "with"] |
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n. Flippant or insulting boldness; audacity.
[e=ex <L. "from," "out of"] |
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