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dell

Posted on August 27, 2013August 26, 2013 by admin

del noun a small, secluded vale or valley, usually wooded.  

escarpment

Posted on August 26, 2013August 26, 2013 by admin

es·carp·ment ih skarp mənt noun 1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or fault line. 2. a similar slope cut into the ground in front of…

ebullient

Posted on August 23, 2013August 16, 2013 by admin

e·bul·lient ih bUl yənt ih bU li ənt adjective 1. highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. examples: When he heard that he had broken the world record, he was ebullient. The crowd…

nominal

Posted on August 22, 2013August 16, 2013 by admin

nominal na mə nəl adjective 1. in name alone. example: The former colony was given nominal independence but had no real government of its own. example: He’s a nominal member of the…

cross-grained

Posted on August 21, 2013April 8, 2020 by admin

cross-grained kraws greInd adjective 1. of lumber, having a grain that runs across or diagonally to the length. 2. (informal) stubborn or hard to deal with.

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