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Word Explanations oaf, miser, infamy, egress, thrall, divestiture, contentious, depredation, travail, diminutive

Explanation of oaf (noun)
clumsy or dumb person; simpleton

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Explanation of miser (noun)
penny pincher; stingy person; scrooge; cheapskate

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Explanation of infamy (noun)
bad reputation

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Explanation of egress (noun)
way out; exit; going out

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Explanation of thrall (noun)
slave

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Explanation of divestiture (noun)
being stripped; act of unclothing; deprivation of a right or privilege

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Explanation of contentious (adjective)
quarrelsome; controversial; argumentative

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Explanation of depredation (noun)
plundering or laying waste; pillaging; ravishing; plundering

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Explanation of travail (noun)
very hard work; intense pain or agony; toil

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Explanation of diminutive (noun)
small person; word, expressing smallness formed when a suffix is added

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Explain the words oaf, miser, infamy, egress, thrall, divestiture, contentious, depredation, travail, diminutive

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Meaning of oaf, miser, infamy, egress, thrall, divestiture