vI sə rəl adjective 1. of, concerning, or affecting the viscera. The patient complained of visceral pain that was felt as an aching in the lower abdomen. 2. stemming from instinct or…
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virtu
vər tu noun 1. an appreciation for or knowledge of fine objects of art, antiques, or the like. “Here,” he resumed, arising and leaning on my arm as he sauntered around the…
pressgang
pres gaeng noun a group of men under the command of an officer who round up other men and force them to enter military service.
desperado
de spə ra do noun a daring or dangerous outlaw.
foreclose
for kloz transitive verb 1. to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage) or to take that right away from (the mortgagor), esp. for failure to make timely payments. 2. to…