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aurora

Posted on October 29, 2015October 27, 2015 by admin

ə ro rə noun 1. in Roman mythology, the goddess of dawn. 2. (l.c.) the dawn or beginning of something. The treaty brought about the aurora of peace. 3. (l.c.) bands or streamers of…

imbrue

Posted on October 28, 2015October 26, 2015 by admin

ihm bru transitive verb to wet or saturate with a stain, esp. of blood. You have imbrued your hands in the blood of my countrymen.

ululate

Posted on October 27, 2015October 26, 2015 by admin

yu yu leIt intransitive verb 1. to howl or bay loudly, as a hound. 2. to utter hooting sounds. The crowd cheered and ululated as the player circled the bases to win…

pretense

Posted on October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 by admin

pri tens [or] prih tens 1. an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. Her tearful apology was just a pretense since she actually felt no regret for what she had…

scintilla

Posted on October 23, 2015October 20, 2015 by admin

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

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