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v. agree or express agreement, take on duties or office

n. written declaration made under oath, a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath

ad. as known or named at another time or place

n. a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine

n. any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves

n. the region around the south pole, at or near the south pole

a. of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true

n. a person trained to compete in sports

n. organic compound having powerful soporific effect, overdose can be fatal

n. ship,s officer in charge of equipment

n. a secret store of valuables or money

n. harsh discordant mixture of sounds

n. the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability

n. a person who cheats at cards in order to win money

n. a highly mobile army unit, troops trained to fight on horseback

n. a family of similar musical instrument playing together

n. characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

n. a commissioned military officer in the army who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

n. a large spiral shell, or the tropical snail-like sea creature that lives in it

n. a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone, has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves

n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

v. add details, as to an account or idea, clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

n. a serious infectious disease that causes fever and difficulty in breathing and swallowing

n. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room

a. relating to or composed of electors, of or relating to elections

a. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

n. a standard or typical example, a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

v. take in marriage, become involved with or support an activity or opinion

n. strong coffee, or a cup of this, made by forcing hot water through crushed coffee beans and served without milk

a. stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about

n. the month following January and preceding March

n. the leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing

a. a strong ability, something that a person can do well

n. a large entrance or reception room or area

a. puffed up with vanity, lofty in style

n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

a. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

a. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

n. a narrow piece of land with water on each side that joins two larger areas of land

n. an adornment made of precious metals and set with gems

v. ring as in announcing death

n. an organ in humans and animals between the nose and the lungs that contains the muscles to create the voice or sounds

a. held legally responsible, subject to legal action

n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study

n. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

n. the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building

n. pale purple colour, pale purple aniline dye

n. a thick, white sauce made from oil, vinegar, and the yellow part of eggs, usually eaten cold

a. used to describe something that is a very small copy of an object

a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful

v. think about carefully, suggest something for discussion

n. an extreme state of adversity, the lowest point of anything

n. any new participant in some activity

a. offensively malodorous, very unpleasant and offensive

a. belonging or relating to a marriage or to the state of being married

n. using words that imitate the sound they denote

n. military supplies, especially weapons and bombs

v. adjust to a specific need or market, make someone familiar with a new place

ad. in a way that appears or claims to be one thing when it is really something else

n. something that will solve all problems

n. round brackets, the symbols that are put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing

n. a legislative assembly in certain countries

n. short-legged flightless birds of cold southern, especially Antarctic regions

v. move slowly through a substance with very small holes in it

a. not allowing contradiction or refusal, putting an end to all debate or action

a. placing too much emphasis on minor details

v. sweat, pass liquid through the skin

n. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning

a. showing little emotion, not emotional or excited about things

v. make an area or substance, usually air, water, or soil, dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants

a. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death

a. clean and safe to drink, suitable for drinking

n. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group, especially a hereditary or official right

n. the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word

a. taking on different forms, easily and continuously changing

a. of or characteristic of a child, displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

n. physical beauty, especially of a woman

n. the seeds of a South American plant that are cooked and eaten as food

a. not sensible about practical matters, idealistic and unrealistic

a. having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

v. postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution

a. of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city, living in or characteristic of farming or country life

a. confidently optimistic and cheerful, positive and hoping for good things

n. a device used for cutting materials such as paper, cloth, and hair, consisting of two sharp blades

v. proceed without interruption in music or talk, change smoothly from one state or situation to another

n. a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin

n. a tetravalent nonmetallic element, the most abundant element in the earth's crust that occurs in clay

a. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

n. a small furry animal with a long tail which climbs trees and feeds on nuts and seeds

a. serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned

a. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

n. a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel

n. a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others

n. the state of being more than full, the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall

n. a word or phrase in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole of it

n. the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment, he somatic sensation of cold or heat

n. one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based

n. a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different from each other

n. athletic contest consisting of three different events

a. defiantly aggressive, unpleasant and likely to argue a lot

n. the manner in which something is expressed in words, overabundance of words

a. (of a woman's body) having soft, curved, sexually attractive body

n. the yellow, middle part of an egg

n. a slight wind, usually refreshing

n. the branch of biology that studies animals