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affluence |
(n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abudance, plenty |
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arrears |
(n.,pl.) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
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cascade |
(n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forward in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall) |
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cringe |
(v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
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crotchety |
(adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims |
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format |
(n.) the size, shape, or arrangement of something |
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immobile |
(adj.) not moveable; not moving |
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impassable |
(adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through |
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innovation |
(n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
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jovial |
(adj.) good-humered, in high spirits; merry |
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manacle |
(n., usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain |
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martial |
(adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
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minimum |
(n.) the smallest possible amount; (adj.) the lowest permissible or possible |
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nimble |
(adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
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onset |
(n.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assult |
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partition |
(n.) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections |
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perishable |
(adj.) likely to spoil or decay |
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retrieve |
(v.) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good |
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sinister |
(adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
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taut |
(adj.) tightly drawn, tense neat, in good order |
