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abet
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v 1: assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
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beget
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v 1: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get,
engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
forth]
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beset
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v 1: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female
co-workers" [syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy,
chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest,
provoke]
2: assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by
leopards" [syn: beset, set upon]
3: decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) [syn: encrust,
incrust, beset]
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bet
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n 1: the money risked on a gamble [syn: stake, stakes,
bet, wager]
2: the act of gambling; "he did it on a bet" [syn: bet,
wager]
v 1: maintain with or as if with a bet; "I bet she will be
there!" [syn: bet, wager]
2: stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new
horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse" [syn:
bet, wager, play]
3: have faith or confidence in; "you can count on me to help you
any time"; "Look to your friends for support"; "You can bet
on that!"; "Depend on your family in times of crisis" [syn:
count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon]
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brunette
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adj 1: marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or
skin or eyes; "a brunette beauty" [syn: brunet,
brunette] [ant: blond, blonde, light-haired]
n 1: a person with dark (brown) hair [syn: brunet, brunette]
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cadet
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n 1: a military trainee (as at a military academy) [syn:
cadet, plebe]
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cassette
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n 1: a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording
or playing sound or video
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cornet
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n 1: a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a
narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of
valves [syn: cornet, horn, trumpet, trump]
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corvette
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n 1: a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a
destroyer
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debt
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n 1: the state of owing something (especially money); "he is
badly in debt"
2: money or goods or services owed by one person to another
3: an obligation to pay or do something
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lorgnette
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n 1: eyeglasses that are held to the eyes with a long handle
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vignette
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n 1: a brief literary description [syn: sketch, vignette]
2: a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
3: a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the
beginning of chapters in books)
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burnett
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n 1: United States writer (born in England) remembered for her
novels for children (1849-1924) [syn: Burnett, Frances
Hodgson Burnett, Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett]
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colette
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n 1: French writer of novels about women (1873-1954) [syn:
Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle
Claudine Colette]
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arnett
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arnette
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arquette
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audet
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charrette
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chelette
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chenette
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chevette
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chevrette
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choquette
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clarette
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clavette
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collette
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cornette
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cosette
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cossette
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annette
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paillette
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rillettes
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