Term
| incisive \in-SAHY-siv\, adjective |
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Definition
1. penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant
2. remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute
3. adapted for cutting or piercing
4. of or pertaining to the incisors |
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| pedestrian \puh-DES-tree-uhn\, noun, adjective |
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Definition
1. a person who gets about on foot; walker
2. going on foot; walking
3. without imagination; dull |
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Term
| ululate \UL-yuh-layt; YOOL-\, intransitive verb |
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Definition
| To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. |
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Term
| tetchy \TECH-ee\, adjective |
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Definition
| Peevish; testy; irritable |
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Term
| inanition \in-uh-NISH-uhn\, noun |
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Definition
1. The condition or quality of being empty.
2. Exhaustion, as from lack of nourishment.
3. Lack of vitality or spirit. |
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Term
| cormorant \KOR-mur-unt; -muh-rant\, noun |
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Definition
1. Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese.
2. A gluttonous, greedy, or rapacious person. |
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Term
| libation \ly-BAY-shun\, noun |
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Definition
1. The act of pouring a liquid (usually wine) either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out.
2. A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage.
3. An act or instance of drinking. |
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Term
| florid \FLOR-id\, adjective |
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Definition
1. Flushed with red; of a lively reddish color.
2. Excessively ornate; flowery; as, "a florid style; florid eloquence." |
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Term
| diatribe \DAHY-uh-trahyb\, noun |
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Definition
| a bitter verbal attack or speech |
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Term
| elucidate \ih-LOO-si-dayt\, transitive verb |
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Definition
| To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject. |
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