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  Word Explanations barrage, leeway, vassal, centaur, vendetta, spoonerism, mischance, parallelism, blastoderm, tremor


   
Explanation of barrage (noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; battery; bombardment; shelling



   
Explanation of leeway (noun)
space or time to maneuver; additional money



   
Explanation of vassal (noun)
form: vassals

a person holding a fief; liegeman; liege subject; feudatory



   
Explanation of centaur (noun)
form: centaurs

fabled monster being half man and half horse



   
Explanation of vendetta (noun)
form: vendettas

a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other



   
Explanation of spoonerism (noun)
transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words



   
Explanation of mischance (noun)
form: mischances

an instance of misfortune



   
Explanation of parallelism (noun)
similarity by virtue of corresponding



   
Explanation of blastoderm (noun)
a layer of cells on the inside of the blastula; blastodisc; germinal area



   
Explanation of tremor (noun)
form: tremors

shaking or trembling (usually resulting from weakness or stress or disease)



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