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Word Explanations slacken, catholic, dissuade, isthmus, demotic, quiver, orifice, plonk, jell, vacillate

Explanation of slacken (verb)
forms: slackened; slackened; slackening
slow down; decelerate

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Explanation of catholic (adjective)
free from provincial prejudices or attachments

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Explanation of dissuade (verb)
forms: dissuaded; dissuaded; dissuading
turn away from by persuasion

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Explanation of isthmus (noun)
forms: isthmuses, isthmi
a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

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Explanation of demotic (adjective)
of or for the common people

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Explanation of quiver (noun)
form: quivers
the act of vibrating; shiver

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Explanation of orifice (noun)
form: orifices
an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; porta

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Explanation of plonk (verb)
set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; plop; plunk; plump down; plunk down; plump

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Explanation of jell (verb)
become gelatinous; congeal

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Explanation of vacillate (verb)
forms: vacillated; vacillated; vacillating
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; waver

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Meaning of slacken, catholic, dissuade, isthmus, demotic, quiver, orifice