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noun: One advocating the restoration of territory that earlier belonged to one’s country.

verb tr.: 1. To decorate a manuscript, book, etc., with colors, gold, silver, etc. 2. To paint in red, titles, headings, or …

noun: The genre that chronicles the lifestyles of the rich and famous.

noun: An expedition, raid, or campaign.

noun: Any of various hares having long ears and very long hind legs. verb intr.: To move or begin to move very …

adjective: 1. Of or relating to a snake. 2. Winding, twisting, or coiling. 3. Intricate; cunning; treacherous. verb intr.: To move or …

noun: 1. Any of various small, thickset, short-tailed, furry rodents. 2. One who mindlessly conforms or follows, especially toward disaster.

adjective: 1. Believing that people are motivated primarily by self-interest. 2. Behaving in a selfish manner, callously violating accepted standards. 3. Pessimistic; …

verb tr.: To make small or insignificant.

verb tr.: To wash out or extract, especially with a solvent.

verb tr.: To tear off or to rip into pieces.

adjective: Having the power to cleanse. noun: A cleansing medicine or preparation.

verb tr.: To impose one’s ideas, opinions, etc. verb intr.: To thrust forward or to intrude.

noun: 1. A person; guy. 2. A wasp. 3. A compact, opaque quartz, typically in dull shades of red, yellow, and brown.

noun: One who is easily taken advantage of, by being deceived, unfairly blamed, or ridiculed.

noun: One’s neighbors or social equals. Typically used in the phrase: keeping up with the Joneses. noun: An addiction or craving, especially …

noun: A pampered or overprotected person. verb tr.: To overprotect or pamper.

noun: A person’s signature.

adjective: 1. Self-referential. 2. Relating to members of its own category. adverb: In a self-referential manner. noun: Something that is self-referential. prefix: …

noun: 1. Misleading, evasive, or ambiguous speech or action. 2. Desertion of a party, position, cause, etc.

noun: A little smile.

noun: The study of grasses.

verb intr.: To make a speech, especially in a tedious or pompous manner.

noun: An agreement, especially between nations, to submit disputes to arbitration.