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Word Explanations cataclysm, indignation, braggart, fortitude, wastrel, colander, pluck, binge, endogen, proviso

Explanation of cataclysm (noun)
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster; tragedy

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Explanation of indignation (noun)
a feeling of righteous anger

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Explanation of braggart (noun)
a very boastful and talkative person; boaster; blowhard; line-shooter; vaunter

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Explanation of fortitude (noun)
courage; endurance

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Explanation of wastrel (noun)
someone who dissipates resources self-indulgently

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Explanation of colander (noun)
bowl-shaped strainer

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Explanation of pluck (noun)
form: plucks
the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord

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Explanation of binge (verb)
overeat or eat immodestly; overindulge

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Explanation of endogen (noun)
a monocotyledonous flowering plant; liliopsid

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Explanation of proviso (noun)
forms: provisos, provisoes
a stipulated condition

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