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n. chantey
(a) young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
(b) a crime less serious than a felony; violation; infringement
(c) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
(d) a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
 
n. taper
(a) stick of wax with a wick in the middle; wax light
(b) the state of being under the control of another person; vassalage
(c) the white part of an egg; albumen
(d) inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion
 
n. truculence
(a) a senior clergyman and dignitary; high priest; primate
(b) inactivity; sluggishness; phlegm; flatness
(c) an instance of misfortune; mischance
(d) obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
 
n. sentinel
(a) the act of detecting something; spying; spotting
(b) vengeful opponent
(c) the physical coming together of two or more things; striking
(d) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event; sentry; watch; spotter; scout; picket
 
n. pigment
(a) an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; porta
(b) coloring material used as paint or dye
(c) a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
(d) a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

 

n. continence
(a) an inlaid furniture decoration; buhl
(b) a broken piece of a brittle artifact; fragment
(c) an opening in a wall or floor
(d) voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
 
n. ventriloquist
(a) conclusion of a speech in which a speaker reviews the major points of their report
(b) a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
(c) a journey taken for pleasure; outing; pleasure trip; expedition; sashay
(d) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
 
n. depilator
(a) a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); exclusive right
(b) the creation of something in the mind; excogitation; design
(c) rebuking a person harshly; objurgation; tongue-lashing
(d) a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
 
n. stealth
(a) a crime less serious than a felony; infraction; violation; infringement
(b) avoiding detection by moving carefully
(c) a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers); fascicle
(d) an act of atrocious cruelty
 
n. stridence
(a) the absence of mental stress or anxiety; peace of mind; repose; heartsease; ataraxis
(b) something left after other parts have been taken away; residual; residuum; rest
(c) a miserly person
(d) having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound; stridency

n. chantey (c) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
n. taper (a) stick of wax with a wick in the middle; wax light
n. truculence (d) obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
n. sentinel (d) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event; sentry; watch; spotter; scout; picket
n. pigment (b) coloring material used as paint or dye
n. continence (d) voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
n. ventriloquist (b) a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
n. depilator (d) a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
n. stealth (b) avoiding detection by moving carefully
n. stridence (d) having the timbre of a loud high-pitched sound; stridency

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