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Term Definition
beguile charm or enchant. ▶trick into doing something.
botanist scientist that study plants
canine adjective relating to or resembling a dog.
bliss perfect happiness. ▶a state of spiritual blessedness
brevity shortness of time , concise and exact use of words
cascade waterfall, torrent, fall
atrocity an extremely wicked or cruel act.
benevolence well meaning and kindly.
brig a two-masted square-rigged ship, typically having an additional lower fore-and-aft sail on the gaff and a boom to the mainmast.
astound shock or greatly surprise.
harsh unpleasantly rough or jarring to the senses
inadvertent not resulting from or achieved through deliberate planning
humid marked by a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere
harbinger a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of something
imply (implies, implying, implied) indicate by suggestion rather than explicit reference. ▶(of a fact or occurrence) suggest as a logical consequence
hovel a small squalid or poorly constructed dwelling
hallowed adjective greatly revere:holy,sacred
imminent about to happen.
herbivorous an animal that feeds on plants,plant -eating
glib fluent but insincere and shallow

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Created March 5, 2007
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  1. atrocityan extremely wicked or cruel act. - 9 misses
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  4. beguilecharm or enchant. ▶trick into doing something. - 5 misses
  5. harbingera person or thing that announces or signals the approach of something - 5 misses
  6. herbivorousan animal that feeds on plants,plant -eating - 5 misses
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