| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 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 |
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