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satiny
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adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light;
"glossy auburn hair"; "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek
black fur"; "silken eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike
fabric"; "slick seals and otters" [syn: satiny,
sleek, silken, silky, silklike, slick]
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scrutiny
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n 1: the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
[syn: examination, scrutiny]
2: a prolonged intense look
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simony
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n 1: traffic in ecclesiastical offices or preferments [syn:
simony, barratry]
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sixpenny
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adj 1: of trifling worth [syn: sixpenny, threepenny,
twopenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny-
halfpenny]
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stereophony
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n 1: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more
loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the
sound [syn: stereo, stereophony, stereo system,
stereophonic system]
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symphony
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n 1: a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra [syn:
symphony, symphonic music]
2: a large orchestra; can perform symphonies; "we heard the
Vienna symphony" [syn: symphony orchestra, symphony,
philharmonic]
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synchrony
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n 1: the relation that exists when things occur at the same
time; "the drug produces an increased synchrony of the
brain waves" [syn: synchronism, synchrony,
synchronicity, synchroneity, synchronization,
synchronisation, synchronizing] [ant: asynchronism,
asynchrony, desynchronisation, desynchronization,
desynchronizing]
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telephony
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n 1: transmitting speech at a distance [syn: telephone,
telephony]
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testimony
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n 1: a solemn statement made under oath
2: an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact;
"according to his own testimony he can't do it"
3: something that serves as evidence; "his effort was testimony
to his devotion" [syn: testimony, testimonial]
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tiffany
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n 1: United States artist who developed Tiffany glass
(1848-1933) [syn: Tiffany, Louis Comfort Tiffany]
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timpani
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n 1: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
on it [syn: kettle, kettledrum, tympanum, tympani,
timpani]
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tourney
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n 1: a sporting competition in which contestants play a series
of games to decide the winner [syn: tournament,
tourney]
v 1: engage in a tourney
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tyranny
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n 1: a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute
dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or
opposition etc.) [syn: dictatorship, absolutism,
authoritarianism, Caesarism, despotism, monocracy,
one-man rule, shogunate, Stalinism,
totalitarianism, tyranny]
2: dominance through threat of punishment and violence [syn:
absolutism, tyranny, despotism]
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villainy
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n 1: the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn:
villainy, villainousness]
2: a criminal or vicious act
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guarani
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n 1: the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos
2: a member of the South American people living in Paraguay and
Bolivia
3: the language spoken by the Guarani of Paraguay and Bolivia
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polygyny
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n 1: having more than one wife at a time
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agrimony
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n 1: a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of
small yellow flowers [syn: agrimonia, agrimony]
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antimony
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n 1: a metallic element having four allotropic forms; used in a
wide variety of alloys; found in stibnite [syn: antimony,
Sb, atomic number 51]
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palimony
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n 1: support paid by one half of an unmarried partnership after
the relationship ends
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antigone
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the daughter of King Oedipus who
disobeyed her father and was condemned to death
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melpomene
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n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
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yemeni
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adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Yemen or its
inhabitants; "Yemeni mountains"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Yemen
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atony
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n 1: lack of normal muscular tension or tonus [syn: atonicity,
atony, atonia, amyotonia] [ant: tone, tonicity,
tonus]
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albany
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n 1: state capital of New York; located in eastern New York
State on the west bank of the Hudson river [syn: Albany,
capital of New York]
2: a town in southwest Georgia; processing center for peanuts
and pecans
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neoteny
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n 1: an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that
development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile
characteristics are retained in adults of the species
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paleobotany
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n 1: the study of fossil plants [syn: paleobotany,
palaeobotany]
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mahoney
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hermione
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leonie
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rhatany
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