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aisle
Architectural element.
arduously
in an arduous manner.
asbestos
Group of highly stable, non-flammable silicate minerals with a fibrous structure.
blot
A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
bygone
Having been or happened in the distant past.
convertible
Automobile body style that can convert between an open-air mode and an enclosed one.
debit
In bookkeeping, an entry in the left hand column of an account.
denial
Psychological defense mechanism postulated by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud.
dock
Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially the common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
dory
(nautical) A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
downy
A brand name of fabric softener produced by Procter & Gamble.
fable
Short fictional story that anthropomorphises non-humans to illustrate a moral lesson.
flee
(intransitive) To run away; to escape.
grey
Intermediate color between black and white; color of a cloud-covered sky, ash and lead.
grit
A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
idea
Mental image or concept.
inflationary
Causing or liable to cause inflation.
insincerity
Property of being insincere, lacking sincerity or truthfulness.
loin
The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
mare
Female horse.
negligently
Failure to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances.
nugget
(countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.
nursery
A place where nursing is carried on.
reclining
Capable of being reclined, or moved into a more horizontal position.
sage
Wise.
sari
Woman's draped garment of South Asia.
scalp
Anatomical area bordered by the face anteriorly and the neck to the sides and posteriorly.
shoe
Footwear.
shun
(transitive) To avoid, especially persistently.
slug
Common name for an apparently shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusc.
smother
Condition of severely deficient supply of oxygen to the body.
snob
(informal) A person who wishes to be seen as a member of the upper classes and who looks down on those perceived to have inferior or unrefined tastes.
sonnet
Form of poetry with fourteen lines; by the thirteenth century it signified a poem of fourteen lines that follows a strict rhyme scheme and specific structure.
stewing
Combination of solid food ingredients that have been cooked in liquid and served in the resultant gravy.
umpire
Person of authority, in a variety of sports, who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view.
veto
Legal power to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.
vitamin
Organic compound and a vital nutrient that an organism requires in limited amounts.
waft
Pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air.
zinc
Chemical element with the atomic number of 30.
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