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  Word Explanations drone, esoteric, senility, pliable, sphinx-like, vampire, repartee, lament, paragon, mangled


   
Explanation of drone (noun)
form: drones

a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone; bourdon



   
Explanation of esoteric (adjective)
confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle



   
Explanation of senility (noun)
the state of being senile



   
Explanation of pliable (adjective)
capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; pliant; waxy



   
Explanation of sphinx-like (adjective)
resembling a creature with the body of a lion and the face of a woman



   
Explanation of vampire (adjective)
legendary creature believed to be a rejuvenated corpse who sucks people's blood at night



   
Explanation of repartee (noun)
adroitness and cleverness in reply



   
Explanation of lament (verb)
forms: lamented; lamented; lamenting

regret strongly; bewail; bemoan



   
Explanation of paragon (noun)
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; nonpareil; saint; apotheosis; nonesuch; nonsuch



   
Explanation of mangled (adjective)
having edges that are jagged from injury; torn



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