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tatterdemalion \tat-uhr-dih-MAYL-yuhn |
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noun: A person dressed in tattered or ragged clothing; a ragamuffin. adjective: Tattered; ragged. |
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adjective: Of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic. |
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noun: 1. False accusation of a crime or offense, intended to injure another's reputation. 2. Malicious misrepresentation; slander. |
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machination \mack-uh-NAY-shuhn; mash-\, |
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noun: 1. The act of plotting. 2. A crafty scheme; a cunning design or plot intended to accomplish some usually evil end. |
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avoirdupois \av-uhr-duh-POIZ; AV-uhr-duh-poiz\, |
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noun: 1. Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains (453.59 grams). 2. Weight; heaviness; as, a person of much avoirdupois. |
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noun: 1. (Capitalized) A fire-breathing she-monster represented as having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. 2. Any imaginary monster made up of grotesquely incongruous parts. 3. An illusion or mental fabrication; a grotesque product of the imagination. 4. An individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of diverse genetic constitution, produced as a result of organ transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering. |
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noun: A small stream or brook; a streamlet |
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noun: A dull and tedious passage in a book, play, musical composition, or the like. |
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appellation \ap-uh-LAY-shun\, |
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noun: 1. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation. 2. The act of naming. |
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intransitive verb: To amuse oneself in light or lively manner; to frolic. |
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indefatigable \in-dih-FAT-ih-guh-bul\, |
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adjective: Incapable of being fatigued; not yielding to fatigue; not readily exhausted; untiring; unwearying. |
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plenipotentiary \plen-uh-puh-TEN-shee-air-ee; -shuh-ree\, |
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adjective: Containing or conferring full power; invested with full power; as, "plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary ministers." |
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adjective: 1. Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as, myriad stars. 2. Composed of numerous diverse elements or aspects. |
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bricolage \bree-koh-LAHZH; brih-\, |
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noun: Construction or something constructed by using whatever materials happen to be available |
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malodorous \mal-OH-duhr-uhs\, |
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adjective: Having a bad odor. |
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adjective: 1. Having the characteristics of both sexes. 2. Effeminate; unmasculine. 3. Sexless; neuter. 4. (Linguistics) Having but one form of the noun for both the male and the female. noun: 1. A person or thing that is epicene. 2. (Linguistics) An epicene word. |
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skulduggery, also skullduggery \skul-DUG-uh-ree\, |
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noun: Devious, dishonest, or unscrupulous behavior or activity; also: an instance thereof. |
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noun: An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a proverb. |
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adjective: Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; as, "a wizened old man." |
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