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Explanation of
embezzlement
(noun)
the fraudulent appropriation of funds; defalcation; misapplication; misappropriation
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embezzlement
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Explanation of
infantile
(adjective)
childish; puerile
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infantile
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Explanation of
transpire
(verb)
forms: transpired; transpired; transpiring
give off (water) through the skin
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Explanation of
blowhard
(noun)
a very boastful and talkative person; boaster; line-shooter; vaunter
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Explanation of
palette
(noun)
one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor
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palette
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Explanation of
actuate
(verb)
forms: actuated; actuated; actuating
give an incentive for action; propel; move; prompt; incite
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actuate
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Explanation of
exemplify
(verb)
forms: exemplified; exemplified; exemplifying
clarify by giving an example of; instance
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exemplify
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Explanation of
bumbling
(adjective)
lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; butterfingered; ham-fisted; ham-handed; handless; heavy-handed; left-handed
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bumbling
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Explanation of
unctuous
(adjective)
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; oily; oleaginous; smarmy; soapy
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unctuous
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Explanation of
spendthrift
(noun)
someone who spends money prodigally; spender; scattergood
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spendthrift
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