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vamoose

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to leave quickly

2
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scimitar

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a curved, single-edged sword.

3
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mea culpa

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through my fault;
my fault (used as an acknowledgment of one's responsibility
4
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demarcation

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the determining and marking off of the boundaries of something.

5
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beleaguered

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to surround and attack with military forces:
The city was beleaguered for days by the enemy.
to give trouble or difficulties to;
harass:
the beleaguered taxpayers.

6
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beatify

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(in the Roman Catholic Church) to declare (a dead person) to be among the blessed and entitled to specific religious honor:

7
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raucous

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harsh;
rough;
unpleasant in sound;
strident:
raucous laughter.
disorderly:
a raucous party.
8
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panatella

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a long cigar

9
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epiphyllum

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any of several mostly epiphytic cacti of the genus Epiphyllum, native to tropical America, having large, fragrant white flowers.

10
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flense

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to strip the skin

11
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leer

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to look with a sideways glance, esp. one suggesting sexual interest.

n. [countable]
a sly look, or one that suggests sexual interest.

12
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proscenium

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the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium.

13
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paroxysm

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any sudden, violent, or uncontrolled outburst, as of action or emotion:
paroxysms of laughter.
Pathologya severe attack, or a sudden increase in the intensity, of a disease.

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deluge

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a drenching rain;

downpour

15
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Coeval

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adj.
of the same age, date, or duration; equally old:
Analysis has proved that this manuscript is coeval with that one.
coincident:
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo were only approximately coeval.

16
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Rumpus

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a noisy or violent disturbance;
commotion;
uproar:
There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.
a heated controversy:
a rumpus over the school-bond issue
17
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Confabulation

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the act of confabulating; conversation;
discussion.
Psychiatrythe replacement of a gap in a person’s memory by a falsification that he or she believes to be true

18
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Carrion

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the decaying flesh of dead animals

19
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Winsome

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sweetly or innocently charming;
winning:
a winsome youth; a winsome smile.

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Beleaguer

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to surround and attack with military forces:
The city was beleaguered for days by the enemy.
to give trouble or difficulties to;
harass:
the beleaguered taxpayers.

21
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Boon

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Naval Termsa pole sticking out from a ship’s mast and used to extend sails, handle cargo, etc.
Naval Termsa chain, cable, or anything that serves to block the passage of ships

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Haunch

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Anatomythe hip.
Anatomythe fleshy part of the body about the hip.
Zoologya hindquarter of an animal.
the leg and loin of an animal, used for food.
Architecture
Architectureeither side of an arch, extending from the vertex or crown to the impost.
Architecturethe part of a beam projecting below a floor or roof slab.

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Stowaway

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[countable]

one who hides himself or herself aboard a boat, airplane, etc., as a way of getting free transportation.

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Pithy

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brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression;
full of vigor, substance, or meaning;
terse;
forcible