| Term | Definition |
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| amulet | (n) a charm or talisman worn for good luck or to ward off evil |
| approbation | (n) approval; praise / official commendation |
| aspiration | (n) ambition, goal, or aim / the exhalation of breath during speech |
| aspirator | (n) a device that removes gas or fluids by suction, esp. one used to evacuate a body cavity |
| aspire | (v) to want strongly; have as an aim |
| bulwark | (n) a wall or wall-like structure, often made of earth and used for defense; rampart / anything or anyone that provides strength, support, or protection / the portion of the side of a ship that extends above the upper deck (v) to provide protection with or as though with a bulwark |
| commemorate | (v) to serve as a reminder of or memorial to / to honor the memory of with some special token or ceremony |
| commemoration | (n) the act of commemorating / a ceremony to honor the memory of a person or event |
| contempt | (n) the feeling or expression of angry disgust, as at something wicked or unworthy; scorn |
| contemptible | (adj) deserving of or viewed with contempt; disgraceful; dishonorable |
| contemptuous | (adj) feeling or expressing contempt; scornful |
| dapper | (adj) neat and stylish in dress and appearence |
| disfigure | (v) to mar the appearence or shape of |
| disfigurement | (n) the act of disfiguring / the result of being disfigured, such as a permanent scar |
| dishevel | (v) to undo and let fall loosely (hair or clothing) / to make (hair or clothing) untidy |
| disheveled | (adj) undone and loosely hanging; unkempt / in disarray; untidy |
| gallant | (adj) courageous, spirited, or chivalrous / majestic, grand, or showy / flirtatious or armorous (n) a courageous, spirited, or chivalrous man / a fashionable or courtly young man / an armorously attentive man or lover |
| gallantry | (n) admirable courage / courtesy or armorous attentiveness to women / a gallant action or utterance |
| garb | (n) clothes, esp. those characteristic of a particular profession, way of life, or the like / the external form or apperance of something (v) to place of fit clothes upon, or to cover as if with clothes |
| gibe | (v) to make mocking or derisive comments / to ridicule, taunt, or jeer at (n) a mocking or diversive comment |
| infuse | (v) to fill with, as if by pouring; instill / to fill or inspire |
| infusible | (adj) not able to be melted or fused / able to be infused |
| infusion | (n) something added or introduced / the act, process, or result of infusing / a liquid produced by infusing |
| jaunty | (adj) characterized by a light, lively, or confident manner / stylish or dashing in appearence |
| leach | (v) to extract (soluble matter) by means of a percolating liquid / to remove soluble matter from (a substance) by percolation / to pass or percolate (a liquid) through something, such as soil or rock / of a mineral, to be extracted or dissolved by a percolating liquid / to yeild or give up soluble matter by the same process / to pass or percolate through something, such as water or other liquids (n) the act or process of percolating a liquid through a substance to remove the soluble constituents / the permeable container or vessel used in such a process / the substance through which percolating liquid is passed, or the material extracted by percolation |
| malign | (v) to speak badly of; defame; slander (adj) evil in intent, effect, or character |
| malignity | (n) the condition or character of being malign or deadly / a malign act, feeling, or occurrence |
| pedestrian | (n) a person who is walking, esp. on or near a street (adj) of, concerning, or intended for pedestrians / going on foot / unimaginitive or commonplace |
| rally(1) | (v) to regather and reorganize after a fall into disorder, or to inspire with renewed spirit after a setback / to call together for some common goal; assemble; muster / to assemble for some common goal; muster / to come to some person's aid; take someone's side; give support (n) an assembly of persons for a common purpose; gathering; demonstration / a regathering or reorganization after a dispersal or fall into disorder |
| rally(2) | (v) to revive, as if from a faint or illness / to recover rapidly from or as if from weakness, illness, or loss; regain vigor or value (n) a rapid or sudden recovery from illness, a setback or loss, or the like |
| rally(3) | (v) in sports such as tennis or volleyball, to hit the ball back and forth several times before a point is score dor before the game begins (n) in a sport such as tennis or volleybal, an exchange in which the ball is hit back an dforth several times before a point is score or before a game begins / a long distance auto race over public roads |
| rally(4) | (v) to tease good-naturedly / to speak in a good-natured but teasing manner; banter |
| redundancy | (n) the state or quality of being redundant / an unnecessary repetition of words; tautology / an excessive supply; overabundance |
| redundant | (adj) unnecessary repetitive / excessive or superfluous |
| repast | (n) a meal, or the food eaten at a meal |
| rogue | (n) one who is dishonest or malicious; scoundrel / one who is mischievous or naughty; scamp or prankster / a vicious animal that has been isolated from the herd, esp. a solitary elephant of that disposition (v) to live or behave like a rogue / to cheat or defraud / to uproot or destroy (undesirable plant specimens) |
| roguery | (n) the conduct or an act of a rogue / good-natured mischief |
| roguish | (adj) of or having a roguelike nature; rascally / good-natured mischievous |
| rollick | (v) to act or move in a carefree or gay manner; romp and frolic |
| superfluity | (n) the state or quality of being unnecessary or excessive / an overly large amount; excess / something unnecessary, esp. a luxury |
| superfluous | being beyond a sufficient amount; excessive / not required; unnecessary |
| swill | (n) liquid food or food mixed with much liquid, esp. refuse to domestic animals; slop / garbage, esp. kitchen refuse / any largely liquid mess; slop / a deep, rapid, greedy swallow, esp. of liquor / writing or speech of a contemptibly poor quality, esp. as to logic, truthfulness, or literary value (v) to eat or drink in an uncouth manner, like an animal / to drink rapidly or greedily; gulp / to feed (domestic animals) with liquid or largely liquid food, esp. kitchen refuse |
| travail | (n) strenuous and often painful or exhausting work; toil / trouble, sorrow, or suffering; anguish / the effort and pain of childbirth (v) to work strenuously; labor |
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