 | Term | Definition |
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cautionary |
offering or serving as a warning. |
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constrain |
1. to confine, inhibit, or hold back by force or necesity. 2. a restriction or limitation. |
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flotilla |
A fleet of boats or small ships. |
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gossamer |
1. thin sheer fabric resembeling gauze. 2. a fine filmy substance made of strands of cobweb. |
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ignominious |
Marked by deserving or causing shame or disgrace. |
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incur |
to bring upon oneself something undesirable, such as a debt. |
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liquidate |
1. To settle the affairs of a business; to convert into cash. 2. to get rid of; to kill or destroy. |
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magnate |
an important, often wealthy, person prominent in large industry or business. |
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misnomer |
a name that does not fit. |
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onerous |
burdensome; oppressive. |
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pandemonium |
a state or place of great confusion or uproar. |
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quixotic |
romantic and idealistic, but impractical. |
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tenacious |
holding fast; persistant in adhering to something valued or habitual. |
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vestige |
a trace of something that once was present. |
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zephyr |
a light gentle breeze. |
