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  Word Descriptions aloof, piebald, buttress, cession, barrage, somnambulist, breadth, encomium, standpat, bauble


   
Description of aloof (adverb)
adapart; reserved



   
Description of piebald (adjective)
having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolor; painted



   
Description of buttress (verb: buttressed; buttressed; buttressing)
make stronger or defensible



   
Description of cession (noun)
the act of ceding



   
Description of barrage (noun)
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target; battery; bombardment; shelling



   
Description of somnambulist (noun)
someone who walks about in their sleep; noctambulist



   
Description of breadth (noun: breadths)
the extent of something from side to side



   
Description of encomium (noun: encomiums, encomia)
a formal expression of praise; panegyric; paean; pean



   
Description of standpat (adjective)
old-fashioned and out of date; unprogressive; nonprogressive



   
Description of bauble (noun)
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing; gewgaw; novelty; trinket



  Determinations of the words aloof, piebald, buttress, cession, barrage, somnambulist, breadth, encomium, standpat, bauble

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