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burgess |
In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia. |
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burgher |
An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town. |
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burnish |
To make brilliant or shining. |
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bursar |
A treasurer. |
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bustle |
To hurry. |
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butt |
To strike with or as with the head, or horns. |
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butte |
A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated. |
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buttress |
Any support or prop. |
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by-law |
A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like. |
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cabal |
A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose. |
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cabalism |
Superstitious devotion to one's religion. |
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cabinet |
The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation. |
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cacophony |
A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones. |
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cadaverous |
Resembling a corpse. |
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cadence |
Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops. |
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cadenza |
An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument. |
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caitiff |
Cowardly. |
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cajole |
To impose on or dupe by flattering speech. |
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cajolery |
Delusive speech. |
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calculable |
That may be estimated by reckoning. |
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calculus |
A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness. |
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callosity |
The state of being hard and insensible. |
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callow |
Without experience of the world. |
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calorie |
Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade. |
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calumny |
Slander. |
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Calvary |
The place where Christ was crucified. |
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Calvinism |
The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin. |
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Calvinize |
To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism. |
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came |
A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows. |
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cameo |
Any small engraved or carved work in relief. |
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campaign |
A complete series of connected military operations. |
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Canaanite |
A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine. |
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canary |
Of a bright but delicate yellow. |
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candid |
Straightforward. |
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candor |
The quality of frankness or outspokenness. |
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canine |
Characteristic of a dog. |
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canon |
Any rule or law. |
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cant |
To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity. |
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cantata |
A choral composition. |
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canto |
One of the divisions of an extended poem. |
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cantonment |
The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered. |
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capacious |
Roomy. |
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capillary |
A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells. |
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capitulate |
To surrender or stipulate terms. |
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caprice |
A whim. |
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caption |
A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc. |
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captious |
Hypercritical. |
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captivate |
To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty. |
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carcass |
The dead body of an animal. |
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cardiac |
Pertaining to the heart. |
