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  Word Descriptions subversive, shambles, penumbra, aloft, clientele, tout, opprobrium, bombast, frivolous, conscript


   
Description of subversive (adjective)
in opposition to a civil authority or government



   
Description of shambles (noun)
a building where animals are butchered; slaughterhouse



   
Description of penumbra (noun: penumbrae, penumbras)
partly lighted area around any shadow



   
Description of aloft (adverb)
at a great height



   
Description of clientele (noun)
customers collectively; business



   
Description of tout (verb: touted; touted; touting)
show off; swash; shoot a line; brag; bluster; vaunt



   
Description of opprobrium (noun)
a state of extreme dishonor



   
Description of bombast (noun)
pompous or pretentious talk or writing; rant; claptrap; blah



   
Description of frivolous (adjective)
not serious in content or attitude or behavior



   
Description of conscript (noun)
person who has been drafted into military service



  Determinations of the words subversive, shambles, penumbra, aloft, clientele, tout, opprobrium, bombast, frivolous, conscript

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