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Word Explanations poltroon, memorialize, decimate, vise, entrepreneur, slake, celestial, balderdash, garner, sodding

Explanation of poltroon (noun)
an abject coward; recreant

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Explanation of memorialize (verb)
forms: memorialized; memorialized; memorializing
commemorate; record

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Explanation of decimate (verb)
forms: decimated; decimated; decimating
kill in large numbers; extinguish; eradicate; wipe out; carry off

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Explanation of vise (noun)
form: vises
a holding device attached to a workbench

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Explanation of entrepreneur (noun)
someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

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Explanation of slake (verb)
forms: slaked; slaked; slaking
cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water

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Explanation of celestial (adjective)
of heaven or the spirit; supernal

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Explanation of balderdash (noun)
trivial nonsense; piffle

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Explanation of garner (verb)
forms: garnered; garnered; garnering
assemble or get together; collect; pull together

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Explanation of sodding (adjective)
without qualification; unadulterated

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Meaning of memorialize, decimate, vise, entrepreneur, slake