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  Word Explanations skirmish, adherence, avert, culvert, riddance, memento, refract, debut, expedite, inflammation


   
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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