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



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



   
Explanation of perforate (verb)
forms: perforated; perforated; perforating

pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance



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



   
Explanation of cliche (noun)
banality; commonplace; bromide



   
Explanation of ramble (noun)
form: rambles

stroll; promenade



   
Explanation of velocity (noun)
form: velocities

distance travelled per unit time



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



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



   
Explanation of allay (verb)
forms: allayed; allayed; allaying

satisfy (thirst); assuage



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