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flimsy

Posted on November 12, 2015November 12, 2015 by admin

flIm zi adjective 1. not solid or substantial; fragile; weak. The child was cold in her flimsy nightgown. That flimsy chair won’t hold your weight. 2. lacking soundness or credibility; inadequate. The…

frowzy

Posted on November 11, 2015November 12, 2015 by admin

fraU zi adjective 1. having a slovenly, dirty appearance. “She found that she was ignored in her frowsy clothes and fawned over when well-dressed.”

covet

Posted on November 10, 2015November 9, 2015 by admin

kuh viht transitive verb 1. to envy or wish to possess (something belonging to another) inordinately or without right. He coveted his brother’s larger share of the inheritance. Now that she was…

trump

Posted on November 9, 2015November 9, 2015 by admin

truhmp noun 1. in certain card games, a suit or a card of a suit that outranks other suits during a particular hand. In the card game “Spades,” spades are always trumps….

syncretism

Posted on November 6, 2015November 5, 2015 by admin

sIng krə tih zəm noun an attempted combination or reconciliation of opposing principles, beliefs, or practices, esp. in religion or philosophy.

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