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| reimburse | v. 1. To repay (money spent); refund. 2. To pay back or compensate (another party) for money spent or losses incurred. |
| affray | noisy quarrel or brawl. |
| ream | n. 1. A quantity of paper, formerly 480 sheets, now 500 sheets 2. A very large amount |
| audible | That is heard or that can be heard |
| proficient | adj. Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning. n. An expert; an adept. |
| cantankerous | adj. 1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable 2. Difficult to handle |
| nonentity | n. 1. A person regarded as being of no importance or significance 2. Nonexistence. 3. Something that does not exist or that exists only in the imagination. |
| clarify | 1. To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate 2. To clear of confusion or uncertainty 3. To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently |
| jovial | adj. Marked by hearty conviviality and good cheer |
| drastic | adj. 1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme 2.Taking effect violently or rapidly |
| foreign | adj. 1. Located away from one's native country 2. Of, characteristic of, or from a place or country other than the one being considered 3.Conducted or involved with other nations or governments; not domestic 4. Situated in an abnormal or improper place in the body and typically introduced from outside 5. Not natural; alien |
| fete | n. 1. A festival or feast. 2.a. An elaborate, often outdoor entertainment. b. An elaborate party. v. 1.To celebrate or honor with a festival, a feast, or an elaborate entertainment. 2.To pay honor to. |
| eternity | n. 1. Time without beginning or end; infinite time. 2. The state or quality of being eternal. 3. a. The timeless state following death. b. The afterlife; immortality. 4. A very long or seemingly endless time |
| goblet | n. 1.A drinking vessel, such as a glass, that has a stem and base. |
| epithet | n. 1.a. A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great. b. A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln. 2. An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase. |
| ire | n. Anger; wrath |
| convex | adj. Having a surface or boundary that curves or bulges outward, as the exterior of a sphere. |
| mischance | n. 1. An unfortunate occurrence; a mishap. 2. Bad luck. |
| cask | n. 1. A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel. 2. The quantity that such a container can hold. |
| prospective | adj. 1.Likely or expected to happen. 2. Likely to become or be |
| assay | n. 1. a. Qualitative or quantitative analysis of a substance, especially of an ore or drug, to determine its components. b. A substance to be so analyzed. c. The result of such an analysis. 2. An analysis or examination. 3. Archaic. An attempt; an essay. |
| sagacious | adj. Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness |
| armada | n. 1. A fleet of warships.2. A large group of moving things |
| sallow | adj. Of a sickly yellowish hue or complexion. n. A broad-leaved European willow (Salix caprea) having large catkins that appear before the leaves and tough wood used as a source of charcoal. |
| arid | adj. 1. Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants 2. Lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull |
| sober | adj. 1.Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate. 2. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs. 3. Plain or subdued 4. Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward 5. Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. 6. Marked by circumspection and self-restraint. |
| annul | v. 1. To make or declare void or invalid, as a marriage or a law; nullify. 2. To obliterate the effect or existence of |
| tendril | n. 1.A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant, such as a grape or cucumber, grasps an object or a plant for support. 2.Something, such as a ringlet of hair, that is long, slender, and curling. |
| ample | adj. 1. Of large or great size, amount, extent, or capacity 2. a. Large in degree, kind, or quantity b. More than enough3. Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose |
| allay | v. 1. To reduce the intensity of; relieve 2. To calm or pacify; set to rest |
| accede | v. 1. To give one's consent, often at the insistence of another; concede 2. To arrive at or come into an office or dignity 3. To become a party to an agreement or treaty. |
| vicious | adj. 1. Having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved. 2. Given to vice, immorality, or depravity. 3. Spiteful; malicious 4. Disposed to or characterized by violent or destructive behavior. 5. Marked by an aggressive disposition; savage. Used chiefly of animals. 6. Severe or intense; fierce 7. Faulty, imperfect, or otherwise impaired by defects or a defect 8. Impure; foul. |
