| Term | Definition |
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rookery |
a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals. |
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ordinance |
an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command. |
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reluctant |
struggling in opposition. unwilling |
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humble |
not proud or arrogant; modest; low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; courteously respectful |
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municipal |
of or pertaining to a town or city or its local government. |
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cease |
to stop; discontinue; to come to an end. |
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sympathetic |
characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate; kind, tender, affectionate. |
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droll |
amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish |
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stupor |
suspension or great diminution of sensibility; inertia, lethargy, daze. |
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sleek |
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc. well-fed or well-groomed. trim and graceful; finely contoured; streamlined |