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Description of knead (verb)
to mix; to massage; to shape; to squeeze

Samples of knead
After mixing the ingredients, they kneaded the dough and set it aside to rise.



   
Description of chimera (noun)
impossible fancy; wild illusion

Samples of chimera
Perhaps he saw a flying saucer, but perhaps it was only a chimera.



   
Description of subsidiary (adjective)
giving a service; being in a subordinate position; supplementary; auxiliary

Samples of subsidiary
The function of the subsidiary was to oversee the bank's commercial loans.
He acknowledged the importance of the issue, but called it subsidiary to a host of other concerns.



   
Description of doting (adjective)
excessively fond of; adoring

Samples of doting
With great joy, the doting father held the toddler.



   
Description of mercurial (adjective)
quick; changeable; fickle; mercury

Samples of mercurial
The mercurial youth changed outfits six times before deciding what to wear.



   
Description of partisan (noun)
supporter; follower; guerrilla fighter

Samples of partisan
The union president is a partisan of minimum-wage legislation.
A partisan for the incumbent mayor will not support the challenger.



   
Description of plethora (noun)
superabundance

Samples of plethora
There was a plethora of food at the royal feast.



   
Description of dilettante (noun)
admirer of the fine arts; dabbler; amateur; nonprofessional

Samples of dilettante
Though she played the piano occasionally, she was more of a dilettante.



   
Description of obeisance (noun)
gesture of respect or reverence; reverent behavior

Samples of obeisance
As an obeisance, the man took off his hat as the funeral procession drove past him.



   
Description of misanthrope (noun)
person who distrusts everything; hater of mankind

Samples of misanthrope
After the man swindled all of the woman's savings, she became a misanthrope.
The misanthrope lived alone in the forest.

Determination of misanthrope
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