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tarry

Posted on September 26, 2017September 25, 2017 by Lynn

taer i intransitive verb 1.  to delay or postpone starting or acting; linger. If you tarry much longer, you won’t finish in time.

carouse

Posted on September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 by Lynn

k@ raUz intransitive verb to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. They’d been carousing in the bar and were now staggering home, still singing and shouting.

labyrinthine

Posted on September 22, 2017September 18, 2017 by Lynn

lae b@ rIn thihn  [or]  lae b@ rIn thin adjective 1.  of, resembling, or forming a labyrinth. We followed our guide through the labyrinthine catacombs.

gratuitous

Posted on September 21, 2017September 18, 2017 by Lynn

gr@ tu ih t@s  [or]  grae tu ih t@s adjective 1.  given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. The movie’s gratuitous violence earned it low ratings from critics. 2.  given…

balmy

Posted on September 20, 2017September 17, 2017 by Lynn

bal mi adjective 1.  gentle, mild, and soothing. They prefer the balmy climate of the South Sea Islands. 2.  fragrant, like a balm. The tropical air was balmy with the scent of…

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