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Word Explanations blackleg, plethora, perforate, decrepitude, cliche, ramble, velocity, funk, cinnamene, allay

Explanation of blackleg (noun)
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; rat

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Explanation of plethora (noun)
extreme excess; superfluity; embarrassment

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Explanation of perforate (verb)
forms: perforated; perforated; perforating
pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

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Explanation of decrepitude (noun)
a state of deterioration due to old age or long use

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Explanation of cliche (noun)
banality; commonplace; bromide

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Explanation of ramble (noun)
form: rambles
stroll; promenade

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Explanation of velocity (noun)
form: velocities
distance travelled per unit time

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Explanation of funk (verb)
draw back, as with fear or pain; cringe; shrink; wince; recoil; quail

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Explanation of cinnamene (noun)
a colorless oily liquid; phenylethylene; vinylbenzene

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Explanation of allay (verb)
forms: allayed; allayed; allaying
satisfy (thirst); assuage

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