Words of the Day, 106-120
Terms
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copy deck
- impish
- like a petty demon; mischievous
- vise
- a device with two jaws that works by a screw or lever for holding objects firmly while work is being done on them
- scant
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barely enough;
not quite full;
having only a small amount - chum
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a close friend;
pal - absinthe
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a bitter green alcoholic liquor containing wormwood (a plant related to the daisy;
it has a strong, bitter taste and smell;
something that is bitter and vexing - luster
- a glow of reflected light; sheen
- dike
- a bank of earth thrown up from a ditch or heaped up to form a boundary or to control the flow of water
- thicket
- a thick usually small patch of bushes or low trees
- drawl
- to speak slowly with vowel sounds drawn out beyond their usual length
- bribe
- something given to a person in order to influence a decision or action dishonestly
- ransom
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something paid or demanded for the freedom of a captured person;
the act of ransoming;
to free by paying a price - motto
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a phrase or word inscribed on something (coin or public building) to suggest its nature or use;
a short expression of a guided rule of conduct - adjourn
- to bring or come to a close for a period of time, as one would "adjourn" a meeting
- spurn
- to reject with scorn
- tallow
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a white solid fat obtained by heating fatty tissues of cattle and sheep;
(used in making candles and soap)