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Description of infirmity (noun: infirmities)
the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age); debility; feebleness; frailness; valetudinarianism



   
Description of arrears (noun)
an unpaid overdue debt



   
Description of extirpate (verb: extirpated; extirpated; extirpating)
destroy; eradicate; uproot



   
Description of figurine (noun)
a small carved or molded figure



   
Description of malapropism (noun)
the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

Determination of malapropism
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Description of stolidity (noun)
an indifference to pleasure or pain; stolidness



   
Description of protract (verb: protracted; protracted; protracting)
lengthen in time; extend; draw out



   
Description of pellucid (adjective)
intelligible; clear in meaning; understandable



   
Description of ovalbumin (noun)
the white part of an egg; albumen



   
Description of reave (verb)
steal goods; loot; strip; rifle; ransack; pillage; foray



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