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bluff |
(adj) good natured, direct; (n) cliff, hill with broad, steep face |
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revamp |
(v) renovate, redo; act of restructuring or revising something |
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outskirts |
(n) outlying district or region; border or fringes of a specific quality or condition |
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quail |
(v) draw back, as with fear or pain, flinch; (n) small migratory game bird |
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blunt |
(adj) having a thick or dull edge or point; abrupt in manner or speech; slow in perception or understanding; (v) to make dull; to weaken or impair the force or keenness of |
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toxin |
(n) poisonous substance |
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deplete |
(v) to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of |
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random |
(adj) having no specific pattern, chance, unintended; selection in which each item has an equal probability of being chosen; lacking uniformity or pattern |
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amalgam |
(n) mixture of a metal with silver, dental filling; a mixture or combination |
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rebuke |
(v) express sharp, stern disapproval of; a sharp, stern disapproval |
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willy-nilly |
(adj) disordered, haphazard; being or occurring whether desired or not |
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fringe |
(n) a decorative border or edging of hanging threads; removed from the mainstream or acceptable position; members of a group or political party holding extreme views; a bonus or extra benefit in addition to regular pay, life and health insurance |
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enrich |
(v) add greater value or meaning to; add to the beauty or character of; supply with abundance of anything desirable; supply with riches, wealth or valuable possessions; to add fertilizer to soil or nutrients to food |
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brusque |
(adj) short and snippy in manner or speech; discourteously blunt |
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dross |
(n) waste or impure matter, trash or garbage; scum that forms on surface of molten metal; worthless or trivial matter, clutter, junk |
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chic |
(adj) smart elegance and style in dress or manner; conforming to current fashion; adopting or setting current fashions and styles |
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eon |
(n) longest division of geologic time - containing two or more eras; any indefinitely long period of time |
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skirt |
(n) a garment that hangs from the waist down; a flare (like lip of a bell) or protective cloth strip covering the legs of a sofa or chair; (v) to lie along or form the edge of; to pass around rather than go across or through; to pass close to, the narrowly miss; to evade or fend off an issue or question |
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antiquated |
(adj) outdated, obsolete; from an earlier time period |
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era |
(n) a major division of geological time; a particular period in history |
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replenish |
(v) fill something that had previously been emptied |
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outmoded |
(adj) no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned |
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hybrid |
(n) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock;, a composite of mixed origin |
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recoil |
(v) draw back, as with fear or pain; shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust |
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askew |
(adj) turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or level position; crooked |
