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Crafty :: Crafty (a.) Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft; cunning; wily.

Traumatic :: Traumatic (a.) Produced by wounds; as, traumatic tetanus..

Aspire :: Aspire (v. t.) To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after, and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire after immorality..

Rave :: Rave (v. i.) To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he raved about her beauty..

Babyism :: Babyism (n.) The state of being a baby.

Surprise :: Surprise (n.) The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment..

Reflection :: Reflection (n.) The transference of an excitement from one nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in reflex action. See Reflex action, under Reflex..

Courche :: Courche (n.) A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a cap; a kerchief.

Amend :: Amend (v. t.) by substituting something else in the place of what is removed; to rectify.

Livery :: Livery (n.) The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored livery..

Grate :: Grate (v. i.) To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence; To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by oppression or importunity..

Polysyndeton :: Polysyndeton (n.) A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in the sentence, We have ships and men and money and stores. Opposed to asyndeton..

Tetraschistic :: Tetraschistic (a.) Characterized by division into four parts.

Habituate :: Habituate (a.) Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual.

Flambeau :: Flambeau (n.) A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch..

Tracheata :: Tracheata (n.pl.) An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those which breathe by tracheae, as distinguished from Crustacea, which breathe by means of branchiae..

Journal :: "Journal (a.) The record of daily proceedings, kept by the clerk..

Advertise :: Advertise (v. t.) To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss..

Baby :: Baby (v. i.) To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to fondle.

Reef :: Reef (v. t.) To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.

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