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acumen
/ əˈkju:men /Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination.
amenable
/ əˈmi:nəbl /Willing to respond to persuasion or suggestions.
amok
Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
breezy
/ ˈbri:zɪ /1973 film by Clint Eastwood.
churn
/ ʧə:n /(transitive) To agitate rapidly and repetitively, or to stir with a rowing or rocking motion; generally applies to liquids, notably cream.
clammy
/ ˈklæmɪ /Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
decrepit
/ dɪˈkrepɪt /Symptom.
dodo
/ ˈdəudəu /Species of bird (extinct).
duel
/ ˈdju:əl /Arranged engagement in combat between two individuals.
fowl
/ faul /Superorder of birds.
gala
/ ˈga:lə /Celebratory; festive.
genie
/ ˈʤi:nɪ /Supernatural spirits in Islamic mythology (for jinns from a work of fiction see Q30308127).
gill
/ gɪl /Respiratory organ.
gong
/ gɔŋ /East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument.
gummy
/ ˈgʌmɪ /Showing the gums.
idea
/ aɪˈdɪə /Mental image or concept.
inky
/ ˈɪŋkɪ /of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
laden
/ ˈleɪdn /Weighed down with a load, burdened.
levee
/ ˈlevɪ /Ridge or wall to hold back water.
maid
/ meɪd /Young girl or woman employed to do household work in employers home.
meek
/ mi:k /Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
mull
/ mʌl /Isle in Scotland.
ogre
/ ˈəugə /West-European mythological creature.
opal
/ ˈəupəl /Silica mineral.
overstep
/ ˈəuvəˈstep /(transitive) To go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
pail
/ peɪl /A usually cylindrical container with a handle.
pensive
/ ˈpensɪv /Having the appearance of deep, often melancholic, thinking.
reminiscence
/ remɪˈnɪsns /Act of recollecting past experiences or events.
scanty
/ ˈskæntɪ /Somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent.
teen
/ ti:n /Transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood.
tepee
/ ˈti:pi: /Type of Native American tent.
unbroken
/ ˈʌnˈbrəukən /Whole, not divided into parts.
videotape
Medium for recording video.
week
/ wi:k /A period of seven days.
wept
/ wept /Secretion that clean and lubricate the eyes.
yank
/ jæŋk /A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
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