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Groundwork :: Groundwork (n.) That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.

Laborer :: Laborer (n.) One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does work that requires strength rather than skill, as distinguished from that of an artisan..

Obstruent :: Obstruent (a.) Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine..

Telltale :: Telltale (n.) One who officiously communicates information of the private concerns of others; one who tells that which prudence should suppress.

Styloglossal :: Stylobate (n.) The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Sub-base..

Falseness :: Falseness (n.) The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a man, or of his word..

Convolute :: Convolute (a.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of the leaves of plants in aestivation..

Troupial :: Troupial (n.) Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds belonging to Icterus and allied genera, especially Icterus icterus, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many of the species are called orioles in America..

Lash :: Lash (n.) In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure..

Agreeable :: Agreeable (a.) In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order of the day, the House took up the report..

Ambitious :: Ambitious (a.) Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or inordinately desirous of power, honor, office, superiority, or distinction..

Pupipara :: Pupipara (n. pl.) A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and other parasites. Called also Homaloptera..

Heretofore :: Heretofore (adv.) Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past.

Staff :: Staff (n.) A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.

Dear :: Dear (superl.) Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.

Rosehead :: Rosehead (n.) A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail; also a nail with such a head.

Salina Period :: Salina period () The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed. See the Chart of Geology..

Krupp Gun :: Krupp gun () A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a smaller size are forged solid..

Fair :: Fair (superl.) Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement..

Upbraid :: Upbraid (v. i.) To utter upbraidings.

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