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  Word Descriptions premonition, beneficiary, pantomime, soliloquy, toga, whit, obsolete, truculence, sustenance, palette


   
Description of premonition (noun)
an early warning about a future event



   
Description of beneficiary (noun: beneficiaries)
the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause



   
Description of pantomime (noun)
a performance using gestures and body movements without words; dumb show



   
Description of soliloquy (noun: soliloquies)
a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections



   
Description of toga (noun: togas, togae)
a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome



   
Description of whit (noun)
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; iota; tittle; smidgen; smidgeon; smidgin; smidge



   
Description of obsolete (adjective)
no longer in use



   
Description of truculence (noun)
obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness



   
Description of sustenance (noun)
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; sustainment; maintenance; upkeep



   
Description of palette (noun)
one of the rounded armor plates at the armpits of a suit of armor



  Determinations of the words premonition, beneficiary, pantomime, soliloquy, toga, whit, obsolete, truculence, sustenance, palette

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