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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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croissant
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n 1: very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll [syn: crescent roll,
croissant]
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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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nonchalant
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adj 1: marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest
casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold
weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an
elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with
nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant
manner" [syn: casual, insouciant, nonchalant]
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savant
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n 1: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly
field [syn: initiate, learned person, pundit,
savant]
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taunt
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n 1: aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn:
twit, taunt, taunting]
v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod,
tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally,
ride]
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vaunt
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n 1: extravagant self-praise
v 1: show off [syn: boast, tout, swash, shoot a line,
brag, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade]
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want
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n 1: a state of extreme poverty [syn: privation, want,
deprivation, neediness]
2: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable;
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water
is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a
nail the shoe was lost" [syn: lack, deficiency, want]
3: anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient
means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his
wants" [syn: need, want]
4: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was
above all wishing and desire" [syn: wish, wishing,
want]
v 1: feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go
home now"; "I want my own room" [syn: desire, want]
2: have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent
tuner" [syn: want, need, require]
3: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former
neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
4: wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
5: be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the
strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and
shelter"
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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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vermont
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n 1: a state in New England [syn: Vermont, Green Mountain
State, VT]
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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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gigante
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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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bondt
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bonte
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pont
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avant
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cheuvront
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