kIz miht part of speech: noun destiny, fortune, or fate. Kismet must have led me to the town where I was to make my fortune.
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voluble
val yə bəl adjective characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. Generally quiet, she could become quite voluble after having a glass of wine. He was a voluble speaker who…
yoke
noun 1: a device used to join together a pair of draft animals, usu. comprising a crossbar with two U-shaped loops, each fitted around the head of an animal. 2: a harnessed…
tincture
tIngk chər noun definition 1: an alcohol solution containing a medicinal substance. The area of skin can be disinfected with a tincture of iodine. definition 2: something that stains, tints, or colors,…
pabulum
paeb yə ləm noun 1. a soft substance that serves to nourish. 2. weak or banal ideas; pablum. “…we’re in English class, which for most of us is an excruciating exercise in staying awake…