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1. (Capitalized) A fire-breathing she-monster represented as
having a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
2. Any imaginary monster made up of grotesquely incongruous
parts.
3. An illusion or mental fabrication; a grotesque product of
the imagination.
4. An individual, organ, or part consisting of tissues of
diverse genetic constitution, produced as a result of organ
transplant, grafting, or genetic engineering. |
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1. Avoirdupois weight, a system of weights based on a pound
containing 16 ounces or 7,000 grains (453.59 grams).
2. Weight; heaviness; as, a person of much avoirdupois. |
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1. The act of plotting.
2. A crafty scheme; a cunning design or plot intended to
accomplish some usually evil end. |
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1. False accusation of a crime or offense, intended to injure
another's reputation.
2. Malicious misrepresentation; slander |
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| Of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic. |
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A person dressed in tattered or ragged clothing; a ragamuffin.
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1. Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious
conversation.
2. (Psychology) A plausible but imagined memory that fills in
gaps in what is remembered. |
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| Affectedly or ostentatiously learned; pedantic. |
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1. (Law) To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, "to
quash an indictment."
2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily
and completely; as, "to quash a rebellion." |
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One who pretends to knowledge or cleverness; a would-be wise
person; a smart aleck |
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1. Harsh or discordant sound; dissonance.
2. The use of harsh or discordant sounds in literary
composition. |
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1. A dissertation that is appended to a work and that contains
a more extended exposition of some important point or topic.
2. A digression |
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1. Ready or inclined to believe on slight or uncertain
evidence.
2. Based on or proceeding from a disposition to believe too
readily. |
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1. A speech addressed to a large public assembly.
2. A noisy or pompous speech; a rant. |
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1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious;
plebeian; common; humble.
2. Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; characterized
by baseness, lowness, or meanness. |
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1. To utter articulately; to pronounce.
2. To state or set forth precisely or systematically.
3. To announce; to proclaim; to declare |
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To accustom or become accustomed to a new climate,
environment, or situation. |
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| A short heavy stick used as a weapon; a club. |
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| Loss or impairment of the ability to act or to make decisions. |
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1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction;
instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, "didactic
essays."
2. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively; moralistic. |
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| The establishment or state of cordial relations |
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1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous motion of
the hand or the lips; the tremulous leaf of the poplar.
2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling. |
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1. Of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater; befitting
a theater; theatrical.
2. Overly dramatic; deliberately affected. |
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1. Of or relating to actors, acting, or the theater; befitting
a theater; theatrical.
2. Overly dramatic; deliberately affected. |
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