scion |
scion \SYE-un\ noun 1 : a detached living portion of a plant (as a bud or shoot) joined to a stock in grafting and usually supplying solely aerial parts to a graft *2 : descendant, child; especial...
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quincunx |
quincunx \KWIN-kunks\ noun : an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle
Example sentence:The tables were arranged in a quincunx, wit...
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talisman |
talisman \TAL-iss-mun\ noun *1 : an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune 2 : something producing apparently magical or miraculous effects
Example sentence:When ...
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homonym |
homonym \HAH-muh-nim\ noun 1 : homophone 2: homograph *3 : one of two or more words spelled and pronounced alike but different in meaning (as the noun "quail" and the verb "quail")
Example s...
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paragon |
paragon \PAIR-uh-gahn\ noun : a model of excellence or perfection
Example sentence:George and Muriel's marriage, which has lasted over 30 years and produced four children, is a paragon of do...
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cat's-paw |
cat's-paw \KATS-PAW\ noun 1 : light air that ruffles the surface of the water in irregular patches during a calm *2: one used by another as a tool : dupe 3 : a hitch knot formed with two eyes for ...
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pandemonium |
Pandemonium \pan-duh-MOH-nee-um \ noun 1: the capital of Hell in Milton's Paradise Lost 2 : the infernal regions : hell *3 not capitalized : a wild uproar : tumult
Example sentence:The power...
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ne plus ultra |
ne plus ultra \nay-plus-UL-truh\ noun *1 : the highest point capable of being attained : acme 2 : the most profound degree of a quality or state
Example sentence:"Some believe that a string ...
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tog |
tog \TAHG\ verb : to dress especially in fine clothing usually used with up or out
Example sentence:She smiled as she took pictures of her teenage son, who was togged out in a tuxedo and s...
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marplot |
marplot \MAHR-plaht\ noun : one who frustrates or ruins a plan or undertaking by meddling
Example sentence:"What is the use of my taking the vows and settling everything as it should be, if ...
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