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amour
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n 1: a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship [syn:
affair, affaire, intimacy, liaison, involvement,
amour]
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boor
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n 1: a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or
refinement [syn: peasant, barbarian, boor, churl,
Goth, tyke, tike]
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brochure
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n 1: a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet,
brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet]
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cantor
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n 1: the musical director of a choir [syn: choirmaster,
precentor, cantor]
2: the official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical part
of the service and sings or chants the prayers intended to be
performed as solos [syn: cantor, hazan]
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centaur
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n 1: (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and
half horse
2: a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near
the Southern Cross [syn: Centaurus, Centaur]
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contour
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n 1: a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
[syn: contour, contour line]
2: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline);
"he could barely make out their shapes" [syn: shape,
form, configuration, contour, conformation]
3: a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of
anything having a complex structure; "the contours of the
melody"; "it defines a major contour of this administration"
v 1: form the contours of
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cure
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n 1: a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain
[syn: remedy, curative, cure, therapeutic]
v 1: provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment
cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal
patients but never managed to" [syn: bring around,
cure, heal]
2: prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order
to preserve; "cure meats"; "cure pickles"; "cure hay"
3: make (substances) hard and improve their usability; "cure
resin"; "cure cement"; "cure soap"
4: be or become preserved; "the apricots cure in the sun"
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detour
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n 1: a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily
while a main route is blocked) [syn: detour, roundabout
way]
v 1: travel via a detour
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mentor
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n 1: a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: mentor, wise
man]
v 1: serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous
professor mentored him during his years in graduate
school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like
mentoring"
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warrantor
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n 1: one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn:
guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter]
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stentor
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n 1: a speaker with an unusually loud voice
2: the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who
died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes
3: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are
members of the genus Stentor
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dustoor
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kultur
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fraktur
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