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Explanation of hovel (noun)
form: hovels

small crude shelter used as a dwelling; hutch; shack; shanty



   
Explanation of quarry (noun)
form: quarries

animal hunted or caught for food



   
Explanation of tightwad (noun)
a miserly person



   
Explanation of matriarch (noun)
a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)



   
Explanation of mishap (noun)
form: mishaps

an instance of misfortune; mischance



   
Explanation of incarnation (noun)
manifestation of a deity or spirit in an earthly form



   
Explanation of innovation (noun)
form: innovations

the act of starting something for the first time; foundation; institution; origination; creation



   
Explanation of oratorio (noun)
form: oratorios

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text



   
Explanation of diversion (noun)
form: diversions

an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack



   
Explanation of accretion (noun)
expansion or increase due to gradual buid-up or additions



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