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  Word Descriptions interloper, euphemism, antecedents, poultice, diva, talon, ironic, garroter, tributary, kyphosis


   
Description of interloper (noun)
trespasser



   
Description of euphemism (noun)
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh



   
Description of antecedents (noun: antecedents)
significant events and incidents in a person's early life



   
Description of poultice (noun)
a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal; plaster



   
Description of diva (noun: divas, dive)
a distinguished female operatic singer



   
Description of talon (noun: talons)
a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey



   
Description of ironic (adjective)
characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is



   
Description of garroter (noun)
someone who kills by strangling; strangler; throttler; choker



   
Description of tributary (noun)
a branch that flows into the main stream; confluent; affluent



   
Description of kyphosis (noun)
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; hunchback



  Determinations of the words interloper, euphemism, antecedents, poultice, diva, talon, ironic, garroter, tributary, kyphosis

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