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objurgate \OB-juhr-gayt\, transitive verb:
To express strong disapproval of; to criticize severely.
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semelparous \seh-MEL-puh-rus\, adjective:
Reproducing or breeding only once in a lifetime.
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deus ex machina • \DAY-uhs-eks-MAH-kuh-nuh; -nah; -MAK-uh-nuh\ • noun:
1. In ancient Greek and Roman drama, a god introduced by means of a crane to unravel and resolve the plot.
2. Any active agent who appears unexpectedly to solve an apparently insoluble difficulty.
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coalesce • \koh-uh-LESS\ • verb
1. To grow together
2. a: To unite into a whole : fuse
b: To unite for a common end : join forces
3. To arise from the combination of distinct elements
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misnomer • \mis-NO-muhr\ • noun
1. The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or indictment.
2. Any misnaming of a person or thing; also, a wrong or inapplicable name or designation.
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sericeous • \suh-RISH-us\ • adjective
1. Covered with fine silky hair
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transmute • \trans-MYOOT; tranz-\ •
transitive verb:
1. To change from one nature, form, substance, or state into another; to transform.
intransitive verb:
1. To undergo transmutation.
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slapdash • \SLAP-dash\ • adjective
1. Haphazard, slipshod
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diffident •\DIF-uh-dunt; -dent\• adjective
1. lacking self-confidence; distrustful of one’s own powers; timid; bashful.
2. characterized by modest reserve; unassertive.
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speculate • \SPEK-yuh-layt\ • verb
1. a : to meditate on or ponder a subject : reflect
b : to think or theorize about something in which evidence is too slight for certainty to be reached
2. to assume a business risk in hope of gain; especially : to buy or sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations
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busker /BUS-kur/ noun:
A person who entertains (as by playing music) in public places.
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errant /AIR-unt/ adjective:
1 : traveling or given to traveling
2 : straying outside the proper path or bounds; moving about aimlessly or irregularly; behaving wrongly
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temerarious •\tem-uh-RAIR-ee-uhs\• adjective
Recklessly or presumptuously daring; rash.
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divest •\dye-VEST\• verb
1. to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title; to undress or strip especially of clothing, ornament, or equipment; rid, free
2. to take away from a person
