e·quiv·o·cal ih kwI və kəl adjective 1. having at least two plausible alternative meanings, often intentionally so, as to deceive; ambiguous. example: We had hoped that her answer would help us make…
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maunder
maunder mawn dər intransitive verb 1. to speak in an aimless or foolish way; babble. example: The police failed to get answers from the witness, who maundered on about her own troubles. example: “Nam-Bok…
ligature
ligature lI gə chər noun 1. a band or tie used to connect, esp. a surgical stitch. example: A silk ligature is tied around the duodenum five millimeters below the pylorus. 2….
rarefied
rarefied reI rih faId adjective 1. of or belonging to a relatively small or select group. example: A Paris title would place him in rarefied company: one of seven men to have won…
nostrum
nostrum na strəm noun 1. a medicine with undisclosed ingredients, advertised without proof as an effective cure; quack remedy. example: William Radam’s “Microbe Killer,” a nostrum sold in the 1890s, made the…