AERIAL
Definition
Living or taking place in the air.
Example
The seabirds put on an astonishing aerial display.
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DELOUSE
Definition
To remove lice from.
Example
A veterinarian could delouse your dog.
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CHILDISH
Definition
Immature in thought or behaviour.
Example
Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.
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LEGION
Definition
Numerous; vast; very great in number.
Example
Russia’s labor and capital resources are woefully inadequate to overcome the state’s needs and vulnerabilities, which are legion.
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RETRIEVAL
Definition
The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
Example
Search dogs assisted in the retrieval of survivors.
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SWEEP
Definition
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
Example
to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney
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PROGRAMME
Definition
UK, New Zealand, and India standard spelling of program.
Example
Our programme for today’s exercise class includes swimming and jogging.
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BREWERY
Definition
A building where beer is produced.
Example
We took a day trip to the Guiness Brewery.
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SIXPENCE
Definition
The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.
Example
Finest apples, sixpence each.
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TWINY
Definition
Tending to twine; twisting around.
Example
a plant with a twiny stem
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SEPTARIAN
Definition
Containing or relating to septaria.
Example
septarian concretions; septarian nodules
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AFTERLIFE
Definition
A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
Example
Many religious people believe in an afterlife.
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GRUMPISH
Definition
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
Example
The grumpish neighbor complained about the noise outside.
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ITINERANT
Definition
Habitually travelling from place to place.
Example
an itinerant preacher or peddler
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SYNDROME
Definition
A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
Example
Down syndrome; acquired immune deficiency syndrome; restless-leg syndrome; battered-wife syndrome
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FORGERY
Definition
The act of forging metal into shape.
Example
the forgery of horseshoes
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OBSOLETE
Definition
No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
Example
Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
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SLEEP
Definition
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
Example
You should sleep eight hours a day.
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PETITION
Definition
A formal written request made by an individual or a group of people to a sovereign or political authority, often containing many signatures, soliciting some grace, right, mercy, or the redress of some wrong or grievance.
Example
We're looking to get 10,000 people to sign the petition to have the bird colony given legal protection.
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PROOF
Definition
An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
Example
I need proof of your unconditional love. Lend me some dough.
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INDRAWN
Definition
Having been drawn in or inward.
Example
Not wishing to disturb the animal he was trying to photograph, he held his indrawn breath until the shutter was released.
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AFIELD
Definition
Away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual).
Example
This latest excursion took us farther afield than ever.
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SMITHY
Definition
The location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
Example
Traditionally a village smithy was a busy place because the smith's work was so necessary.
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FANTASISE
Definition
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fantasize.
Example
He's so hot. I used to fantasise about him constantly.
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PATIENCE
Definition
The quality of being patient.
Example
Musical perfection requires practice and a lot of patience.
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OBSTINACY
Definition
The state, or an act, of stubbornness or doggedness.
Example
He finished only through a mixture of determined obstinacy and ingenuity.
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PROTEAN
Definition
Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms.
Example
An amoeba is a protean animalcule.
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AVENGE
Definition
To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a wrongdoer.
Example
to avenge the murder of his brother
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INSPECT
Definition
To examine critically or carefully; especially, to search out problems or determine condition; to scrutinize.
Example
Inspect the system for leaks.
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REWOVEN
Definition
Having been woven again.
Example
The rewoven patch is stronger than the original cloth, but only because the rest of the material has worn weak by now.
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OBELISK
Definition
A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
Example
An ancient obelisk stood at the center of the public square.
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TRIPOD
Definition
A three-legged stand or mount.
Example
Cameras often have tripod attachments, which help when taking steady photographs.
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PEPTIZE
Definition
To disperse in a medium so as to form a colloidal solution.
Example
Alphaltenes have a tendency to aggregate and flocculate, but resins contained in the crude oil peptize them and keep them in solution.
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BROWBEAT
Definition
To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
Example
Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.
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ORDINATE
Definition
The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes.
Example
The point (3,2) has 3 as its abscissa and 2 as its ordinate.
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ESTEEM
Definition
Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.
Example
We hold her in high esteem.
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EXOTICA
Definition
curious, strange, unusual and exotic things.
Example
The museum displayed exotica collected from distant regions.
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