faek to təm noun one employed to do a wide variety of tasks. After I gave up my dream of being an actor I got a job for five years at ParamountPictures…
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vignette
vin yet noun 1. a brief written or musical sketch, or brief film scene, that describes or characterizes a person, incident, situation, or the like. The little book is a collection of…
panorama
pae nə rae mə or pae nə ra mə noun 1. a full, wide view of an extensive area. Then the young warrior stretched his arm before him, as if to point…
intonation
In tə neI shən noun 1. the pattern of changes in pitch of the speaking or singing voice. In English, rising intonation at the end of a statement usually signals a question….
totem
to təm noun 1. a natural object or living thing, such as an animal, that is taken as the symbol of a family or clan because of a supposed close relationship or…