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adze (noun)
Def: an ax-like tool, for dressing timbers roughly, with a curved, chisel-like steel head mounted at a right angle to the wooden handle.

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mano a mano (noun)
Def: a direct confrontation or conflict; head-on competition; duel.

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monsoon (noun)
Def: the season during which the southwest wind blows, commonly marked by heavy rains; rainy season.

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voltaic (adjective)
Def: noting or pertaining to electricity or electric currents, especially when produced by chemical action, as in a cell; galvanic.

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inspirit (verb (used with object))
Def: to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.

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hobbledehoy (noun)
Def: an awkward, ungainly youth.

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trinary (adjective)
Def: consisting of three parts, or proceeding by three; ternary.

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kaomoji (noun)
Def: a Japanese-style emoticon that uses Japanese characters, Latin letters, and punctuation marks in combination to represent a facial expression that conveys an emotion.

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stevedore (noun)
Def: a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel.

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abseil (noun, verb (used without object))
Def: to descend by moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body.

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laureate (adjective)
Def: deserving or having special recognition for achievement, as for poetry.

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keiretsu (noun)
Def: a loose coalition of business groups.

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approximate (verb (used with object))
Def: to estimate.

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heliotropic (adjective)
Def: turning or growing toward the light.

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mbira (noun)
Def: a musical instrument of what is now Zimbabwe and Malawi that serves as a resonating box, to which vibrating metal or wooden strips are attached for plucking.

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prefatory (adjective)
Def: of, relating to, or of the nature of something introductory.

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litigate (verb (used without object))
Def: to carry on a lawsuit.

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chagrin (noun)
Def: a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.

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hoary (adjective)
Def: tedious from familiarity; stale.

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intercalate (verb (used with object))
Def: to insert (an extra day, month, etc.) in the calendar.

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archetypal (adjective)
Def: of or having the nature of an original model or prototype.