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mac
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A contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
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grimace
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A type of pasta in the form of short tubes, typically boiled and served in soup, with a sauce, or in melted cheese.
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macaroni
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A sword-like tool used for cutting large plants with a chopping motion, or used as a weapon.
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machete
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Certain smaller edible fish, principally those in family Scombridae, often speckled.
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mackerel
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A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
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pharmacy
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Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae. All parts of one variety, Toxicodendron vernix, cause irritation to humans, leading humans to call that variety “poison” in retaliation.
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sumac
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nab
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A mildly euphoriant or sedating, intoxicating hallucinogenic drug prepared from various parts of a certain tall annual dioecious plant, native to Central Asia; marijuana.
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cannabis
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One who encourages a bad habit in another (typically drug addiction) by their behaviour.
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enabler
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(military) Of a fortress or other fortified place: able to withstand all attacks; impenetrable, inconquerable, unvanquishable.
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impregnable
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Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending.
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interminable
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1. ( historical) An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire. 2. (by extension) Someone of great wealth or importance. |
nabob
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Not in accordance with the season.
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unseasonable
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oar
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A very large outdoor sign, generally used for advertising.
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billboard
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Someone who pays for meals and lodging in a house rather than a hotel.
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boarder
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A slightly elevated path for pedestrians over sandy or swampy ground, typically made out of wood; specifically (Canada, US) one running alongside a body of water or beach.
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boardwalk
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To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
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hoard
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A loud protest, controversy, or outrage.
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uproar
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A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing the victim to experience the sensation of drowning.
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waterboarding
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pac
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A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
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alpaca
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A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.
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gazpacho
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One who is anti-war.
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pacifist
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Large in expanse; roomy.
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spacious
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Any powder (originally containing gypsum plaster and glue) that when mixed with water forms a plastic paste, which is used to fill cracks and holes in plaster.
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spackle
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To remove from a container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely
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unpack
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qua
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A small, orange citrus-like fruit which is native to Asia (Citrus japonica, syn. Fortunella japonica).
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kumquat
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Favorably stimulating to the palate; pleasantly spicy; tangy.
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piquant
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One of the four sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular lines.
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quadrant
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(military) A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major.
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squadron
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To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.
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squash
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A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call.
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squawk
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rad
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Capable of being decomposed by biological activity, especially by microorganisms.
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biodegradable
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Proceeding or advancing by small, slow, regular steps or degrees.
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gradual
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A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.
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graduate
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1. An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa 2. A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome. 3. A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true. |
paradox
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Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
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radical
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To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.
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straddle
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