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Word Explanations melodrama, rapine, narcissus, sedition, oakum, pretension, circumference, disyllable, compunction, affiliate

Explanation of melodrama (noun)
form: melodramas
a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents

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Explanation of rapine (noun)
the act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war

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Explanation of narcissus (noun)
the son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflection

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Explanation of sedition (noun)
conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state

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Explanation of oakum (noun)
hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope

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Explanation of pretension (noun)
form: pretensions
a bold or presumptuous assertion

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Explanation of circumference (noun)
form: circumferences
the boundary-line of a circle

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Explanation of disyllable (noun)
a word of two syllables

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Explanation of compunction (noun)
remorseful feeling

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Explanation of affiliate (noun)
form: affiliates
some auxiliary person or thing; partner

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Meaning of melodrama, rapine, narcissus, sedition, oakum, pretension, circumference, disyllable