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  Word Explanations trident, asceticism, effrontery, coeval, rift, coiffure, overbearing, timorous, patinate, antiseptic


   
Explanation of trident (noun)
a spear with three prongs



   
Explanation of asceticism (noun)
rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint



   
Explanation of effrontery (noun)
form: effronteries

audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; assumption



   
Explanation of coeval (adjective)
of the same period; contemporaneous



   
Explanation of rift (noun)
form: rifts

a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); break; severance; falling out



   
Explanation of coiffure (noun)
form: coiffures

the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair); hair style



   
Explanation of overbearing (adjective)
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; imperious; lordly; prideful; sniffy; supercilious; swaggering



   
Explanation of timorous (adjective)
timid by nature or revealing timidity; trepid



   
Explanation of patinate (verb)
coat with a green incrustation



   
Explanation of antiseptic (noun)
form: antiseptics

a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues



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