
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.
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Description of chimera (noun) impossible fancy; wild illusion
Samples of chimera Perhaps he saw a flying saucer, but perhaps it was only a chimera.
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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.
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Description of doting (adjective) excessively fond of; adoring
Samples of doting With great joy, the doting father held the toddler.
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Description of mercurial (adjective) quick; changeable; fickle; mercury
Samples of mercurial The mercurial youth changed outfits six times before deciding what to wear.
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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.
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Description of plethora (noun) superabundance
Samples of plethora There was a plethora of food at the royal feast.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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