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n. preemie
(a) any carefree episode
(b) period; era
(c) a feeling of evil to come; presentiment
(d) an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation; premature infant; preterm infant; premie
 
n. serendipity
(a) the most powerful members of a society
(b) a sudden downpour (as of tears or sparks etc) likened to a rain shower
(c) a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
(d) good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
 
adj. narrative
(a) driven by lust; lustful
(b) lacking orderly continuity; garbled; illogical; scattered; unconnected
(c) produced without vibration of the vocal cords; hard
(d) consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
 
adj. lofty
(a) not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside
(b) too sacred to be uttered; unspeakable; unutterable
(c) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
(d) having or displaying great dignity or nobility; majestic; proud
 
n. gentry
(a) the most powerful members of a society
(b) the analysis of a vector field; disintegration; the organic phenomenon of rotting; decay
(c) the act of decreasing or reducing something; reduction; step-down
(d) a movement back from an impact; rebound; backlash

 

adj. churlish
(a) immune to attack
(b) having a bad disposition
(c) immaculately clean and unused
(d) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
 
v. forsake
(a) persuade through constant efforts
(b) beat rapidly
(c) leave someone who needs or counts on you; desolate; desert
(d) make improvements or corrections to
 
adj. mercantile
(a) of the night
(b) not marked by fine distinctions
(c) easily tricked because of being too trusting
(d) relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
 
n. incidence
(a) entrance; opening; scuttle
(b) the striking of a light beam on a surface
(c) a person who is member of one's class or profession; fellow
(d) an addition that extends a main building; extension; wing
 
adj. amicable
(a) characterized by friendship and good will
(b) deliberately impassive in manner; impassive; poker-faced; unexpressive
(c) as from an altitude or distance
(d) guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong

n. preemie (d) an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation; premature infant; preterm infant; premie
n. serendipity (d) good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
adj. narrative (d) consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
adj. lofty (d) having or displaying great dignity or nobility; majestic; proud
n. gentry (a) the most powerful members of a society
adj. churlish (b) having a bad disposition
v. forsake (c) leave someone who needs or counts on you; desolate; desert
adj. mercantile (d) relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
n. incidence (b) the striking of a light beam on a surface
adj. amicable (a) characterized by friendship and good will

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