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apiece
/ əˈpi:s /Each by itself; for or to each one.
beginning
/ bɪˈgɪnɪŋ /(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
binder
/ ˈbaɪndə /A thing or person that binds something, in particular.
bourgeois
/ bə:ˈʤɔɪs /Polysemous French term which denotes the wealthy stratum of the middle class that originated during the latter part of the Middle Ages.
brute
/ bru:t /Without reason or intelligence (of animals).
catnip
Species of plant.
cede
/ si:d /(transitive) To give up, give way, give away.
chasm
/ kæzm /Linear zone where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart[; example of extensional tectonics.
chromosome
/ ˈkrəuməsəum /Structure composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins (e.g. histones) that carries hereditary information.
clan
/ klæn /Group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.
daze
/ deɪz /The state of being dazed.
discouragement
/ dɪsˈkʌrɪʤmənt /State of low mood and aversion to activity.
effervescent
/ efəˈvesnt /Fizzing or foaming caused by the escape of gas from a solution.
emir
/ eˈmɪə(r) /Title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world.
engrave
/ ɪnˈgreɪv /Practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it.
epee
/ eˈpeɪ /A number of different bladed weapons.
eras
/ ˈ'ɪərəz /(plural noun) a long and distinct period of history.
fainting
Transient loss of consciousness and postural tone.
festive
/ ˈfestɪv /Event or gala of some kind.
glut
/ glʌt /an excess, too much.
gong
/ gɔŋ /East and South East Asian musical percussion instrument.
haul
/ hɔ:l /To carry something; to transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
lamb
/ læm /A young sheep.
leafy
/ ˈli:fɪ /covered with leaves.
mite
/ maɪt /Common name for small arachnids.
octal
/ ˈɔktəl /Positional notation.
offload
(transitive) to unload.
pear
/ pɛə /Genus of plants.
pervasive
/ pə:ˈveɪsɪv /Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
pottering
German politician.
purr
/ pə: /Tonal fluttering sound produced by some animals.
raft
/ ra:ft /Flat structure for support or transportation over water.
rebel
A person who resists an established authority, often violently.
retype
(transitive) To re-enter (text) using a keyboard.
simile
/ ˈsɪmɪlɪ /Figure of speech.
smelt
/ smelt /Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
sour
/ ˈsauə /Sense that detects types of chemicals that touch the tongue.
splat
/ splæt /The narrow wooden centre piece of a chair back.
tepee
/ ˈti:pi: /Type of Native American tent.
thorn
/ θɔ:n /A sharp protective spine of a plant.
twee
/ twi: /(Britain, pejorative) Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
wager
/ ˈweɪʤə /Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a pledge.
zinc
/ zɪŋk /Chemical element with the atomic number of 30.
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