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sitting duck

Posted on April 7, 2016April 6, 2016 by admin

sI tIng duhk noun an especially vulnerable person or thing; easy target. That skinny little boy is a sitting duck for the bully.

scintilla

Posted on April 6, 2016March 30, 2016 by admin

sihn tI lə noun a tiny amount; trace. There was not a scintilla of truth in the rumor.

schism

Posted on April 5, 2016March 30, 2016 by admin

sI zəm [or] skI zəm noun a division into factions with opposing beliefs, esp. in a Christian church. The eleventh-century schism divided the Christian Church into what became the Eastern Orthodox Church…

quorum

Posted on April 4, 2016March 30, 2016 by admin

kwo rəm noun the number of members that an organization’s rules require to attend a meeting in order for voting or other business to take place. As a quorum had not been reached,…

regale

Posted on April 1, 2016March 28, 2016 by admin

rih geIl transitive verb 1. to entertain or delight, as with humorous tales. His friends laughed heartily as he regaled them with zany stories of his high school days. 2. to entertain…

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