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noun a pause, space, or event that intervenes; interval.In the interlude between the scheduled presentations, we took a walk outside the convention center.There was only a brief interlude before the bombing began…

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intransitive verb to grow or accumulate over time, esp. as something of benefit.Interest accrues in a savings account.Our knowledge of the past accrues with the work of historians. See the full entry

noun living conditions that are filthy, or the state of being dirty or foul.The orphaned children were living in squalor before the relief agency was able to help them. See the full…

noun the mass killing of people; slaughter.World War II brought carnage and mass destruction. See the full entry