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sarcoma
noun
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
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orrery
noun
1. an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
2. any of certain similar machines, as a planetarium
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flimsy
adjective
1. without material strength or solidity: "A (...) fabric; a (...) structure".
2. weak; inadequate; not effective or convincing: "A (...) excuse".
noun
1. a thin kind of paper, especially for use in making several copies at a time of an article, telegraphic dispatch, or the like, as in newspaper work.
2. a copy of a report or dispatch on such paper.
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dismal
/ˈdɪzməl/
adjective
1. causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: "(...) weather".
2. characterized by ineptness or lack of skill, competence, effectiveness, imagination, or interest; pitiful: "Our team played a (...) game".
- 3. obsolete.
- a. disastrous; calamitous.
- b. unlucky; sinister.
noun
1. Southern U.S. a tract of swampy land, usually along the coast
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founder
/ˈfaʊndər/
verb (used without object)
1. (of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink.
1. to become wrecked; fail utterly: "The project (...) because public support was lacking.
verb (used with object)
1. to cause to fill with water and sink: "Rough seas had (...) the ship in mid-ocean.
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obtrusive
/əbˈtrusɪv/
adjective
1. having or showing a disposition to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation, as by imposing oneself or one's opinions on others.
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alack
/əˈlæk/
interjection
an archaic or poetic word for alas
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effloresce
/ˌɛflɔːˈrɛs/
verb (used without object)
1. to burst into bloom; blossom.
- 2. Chemistry.
- a. to change either throughout or on the surface to a mealy or powdery substance upon exposure to air, as a crystalline substance through loss of water of crystallization.
- b. to become incrusted or covered with crystals of salt or the like through evaporation or chemical change
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assiduous
/əˈsɪdjʊəs/
adjective
1. constant; unremitting: "(...) reading".
2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: "An (...) student".
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impinge
/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/
verb (used without object)
1. to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): "To (...) upon the imagination; social pressures that (...) upon one's daily life".
2. to encroach; infringe (usually followed by on or upon): "To (...) on another's rights".
3. to strike; dash; collide (usually followed by on, upon, or against): "Rays of light (...) on the eye".
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