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ante
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n 1: (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to
the pot
v 1: place one's stake
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anti
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adj 1: not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) [ant: pro]
n 1: a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice
etc.); "the antis smelled victory after a long battle"
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auntie
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n 1: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
[syn: aunt, auntie, aunty] [ant: uncle]
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certainty
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n 1: the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the
others" [ant: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety,
dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty]
2: something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" [syn:
certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion] [ant:
precariousness, uncertainness, uncertainty]
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jaunty
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adj 1: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper
young man"; "a jaunty red hat" [syn: dapper, dashing,
jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy,
snappy, spruce]
2: having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking
chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G.
Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"-
H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty
optimist" [syn: chipper, debonair, debonaire, jaunty]
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monte
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n 1: a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are
dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be
matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the
pack one at a time [syn: monte, four-card monte,
three-card monte]
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chianti
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n 1: dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of
Tuscany
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bronte
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n 1: English novelist; youngest of three Bronte sisters
(1820-1849) [syn: Bronte, Anne Bronte]
2: English novelist; one of three Bronte sisters (1818-1848)
[syn: Bronte, Emily Bronte, Emily Jane Bronte, Currer
Bell]
3: English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)
[syn: Bronte, Charlotte Bronte]
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durante
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n 1: United States comedian remembered for his large nose and
hoarse voice (1893-1980) [syn: Durante, Jimmy Durante]
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diamante
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n 1: adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material
used to decorate clothing [syn: sequin, spangle,
diamante]
2: fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or
rhinestones
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aunty
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n 1: the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
[syn: aunt, auntie, aunty] [ant: uncle]
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conti
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monty
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amante
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aponte
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assante
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avanti
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barsanti
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bellante
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belmonte
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benanty
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bonfanti
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brigante
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delmonte
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desanti
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ferrante
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galante
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labonte
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laplante
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mazzanti
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montante
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amarante
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belafonte
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bracamonte
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bustamante
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centofanti
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elefante
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