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A colorless volatile flammable pungent liquid, used in the manufacture of chemicals and as a solvent and thinner for paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
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acetone
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Next to; adjoining.
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adjacent
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Any of various predominantly aquatic arthropods, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps, and barnacles, characteristically having a segmented body, a chitinous exoskeleton, paired jointed limbs, and two pairs of antennae.
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crustacean
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Intensify; worsen; inflame; increase the severity of.
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exacerbate
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A small polished surface of a cut gem.
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facet
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An open recess for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
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fireplace
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bag
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A glazed, ring-shaped roll with a tough, chewy texture, made from plain yeast dough that is dropped briefly into nearly boiling water and then baked.
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bagel
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A long narrow loaf of French bread.
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baguette
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1. A Northerner who went to the South after the U.S. Civil War for political or financial advantage. 2. A politician who seeks public office in a locality where he or she has no real connections. |
carpetbagger
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A card game for from two to four players in which the score is kept by inserting small pegs into holes arranged in rows on a small board.
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cribbage
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Food wastes, as from a kitchen.
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garbage
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A plant (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) in the mustard family, having a thick bulbous yellowish root used as a vegetable; or its edible root. Also called a Swede.
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rutabaga
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cad
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Chief ingredient of guacamole.
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avocado
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A usually improvised structure set up, as across a route of access, to obstruct the passage of an enemy or opponent.
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barricade
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A student at a military school or in a military program training to be an officer.
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cadet
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Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.
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decadent
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The face of a building, especially the principal face.
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facade
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A nut that is the seed of a type of tree native to Australia.
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macadamia
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sab
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To deprive of capability or effectiveness, especially to impair the physical abilities of.
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disable
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Capable of being overlooked or forgiven.
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excusable
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Impossible to travel over or across.
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impassable
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A heavy cavalry sword with a one-edged, slightly curved blade.
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saber | sabre
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A mustelid mammal (Martes zibellina) of northern Eurasia, having soft dark commercially valuable fur.
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sable
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A very pungent green Japanese condiment made from the root of an herb of the mustard family.
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wasabi
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tab
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Someone who attacks another deceitfully, behind his or her back.
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backstabber
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Generous in giving money or other help to the needy.
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charitable
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Easily annoyed.
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irritable
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Fit to drink.
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potable
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A laborer employed for temporary or unskilled jobs, as an oil field laborer, a circus laborer or a deck or wharf laborer (especially on the Mississippi River).
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roustabout
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The circular horizontal rotating platform of a phonograph on which the record is placed.
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turntable
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vac
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To withdraw from or vacate a place or area, especially as a protective measure.
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evacuate
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The transport of persons, especially by helicopter, to a place where they can receive medical care.
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medevac
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A position, office, or place of accommodation that is unfilled or unoccupied.
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vacancy
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A method of protecting the body against disease by injecting parts or all of a microorganism that will cause the body to develop antibodies against the microorganism and later fight off disease.
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vaccination
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To be unable to choose between different courses of action or opinions; to waver.
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vacillate
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Full of animation and spirit; lively.
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vivacious
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