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Word Explanations sleight, parable, fallacy, unison, creak, mockery, linguistics, synonym, ghastly, gossamer

Explanation of sleight (noun)
a trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation

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Explanation of parable (noun)
form: parables
a brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral

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Explanation of fallacy (noun)
form: fallacies
any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning; anything based on such reasoning

Example of fallacy
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Explanation of unison (noun)
a condition of perfect agreement and accord

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Explanation of creak (noun)
form: creaks
a sharp, harsh, squeaking sound

Example of creak
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Explanation of mockery (noun)
form: mockeries
ridicule

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Explanation of linguistics (noun)
the science of languages or of the origin, history, and significance of words

Example of linguistics
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Explanation of synonym (noun)
form: synonyms
a word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other

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Explanation of ghastly (adjective)
forms: ghastlier; ghastliest
hideous

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Explanation of gossamer (adjective)
flimsy

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