ri k@ noI t@r transitive verb to go through or over (an area) so as to gain information about it, as for military or engineering purposes. In preparation for the next day’s…
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harbinger
har bihn j@r noun someone or something that signals or foreshadows a later arrival or occurrence; herald; forerunner. The robin is a harbinger of spring. The closing down of several newspapers was…
libertine
lI b@r tin noun a person who acts without moral restraint or conscience, esp. in sexual behavior. The pirates were known to be libertines. adjective acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. The behavior…
neophyte
ni @ faIt noun a beginner or novice at any activity. She admitted to being a neophyte at fund-raising and had a lot to learn.
cognoscente
kag n@ shen ti [or] kag n@ sen ti [or] kan ya shen ti noun someone who has exceptional knowledge in a given area, esp. of fashion, literature, or the fine arts;…