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gabble

Posted on June 23, 2015June 23, 2015 by admin

gae bəl intransitive verb 1. to speak rapidly and unclearly; jabber; babble. He had no experience speaking in public and just stood there gabbling for ten minutes. 2. to make a rapid…

frenetic

Posted on June 22, 2015June 22, 2015 by admin

frə ne tihk adjective frantic; frenzied. The atmosphere in the emergency room became even more frenetic when victims of a shooting incident were wheeled in.

apogee

Posted on June 19, 2015June 19, 2015 by admin

ae pə ji 1. the point in the orbit of the moon or of a man-made satellite that is farthest from the earth. (Cf. perigee.) When the moon is at apogee, its…

ascension

Posted on June 18, 2015October 1, 2015 by admin

ə sen shən noun 1. the act or process of rising; ascent. 2. (cap.) in Christian theology, the bodily ascent of Jesus Christ to heaven, after his death. 3. (cap.) the festival…

sidelong

Posted on June 17, 2015June 16, 2015 by admin

saId lawng adjective 1. directed to one side, as a motion or glance. Annoyed, he cast a sidelong glance at her, hoping she would let him speak. As they walked together, she…

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