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Explanation of skirmish (noun)
form: skirmishes

desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies



   
Explanation of adherence (noun)
form: no plural

attachment



   
Explanation of avert (verb)
forms: averted; averted; averting

to turn away or aside



   
Explanation of culvert (noun)
any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road



   
Explanation of riddance (noun)
the act of disencumbering; the act of freeing from something undesirable



   
Explanation of memento (noun)
forms: mementos, mementoes

a souvenir



   
Explanation of refract (verb)
forms: refracted; refracted; refracting

to bend or turn from a direct course



   
Explanation of debut (noun)
form: debuts

a first appearance in society or on the stage



   
Explanation of expedite (verb)
forms: expedited; expedited; expediting

to hasten the movement or progress of



   
Explanation of inflammation (noun)
form: inflammations

a morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling and pain



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