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two-fisted

adjective: 1. Tough; aggressive. 2. Energetic; enthusiastic. 3. Using both hands.

palmate

adjective: Shaped like a hand with the fingers spread.

wissenschaft

noun: Knowledge, learning, and science or their systematic pursuit.

verstehen

noun: The use of empathy in understanding human actions and behavior, especially in interpreting sociological or historical events.

lei

noun: A garland, typically made of flowers, or leaves, shells, nuts, feathers, etc.

gorgonize

verb tr.: To paralyze, petrify, or hypnotize.

vulcanize

verb tr.: To harden or improve, for example, rubber by application of sulfur and heat. verb intr.: To become hardened.

boreal

adjective: Northern; relating to the north, north wind, northern regions, etc.

titanism

noun: A spirit of nonconformity, rebelliousness, or revolt, against authority, convention, etc.

bimarian

adjective: Relating to two seas.

memetic

adjective: Relating to memes.

refoulement

noun: The forcing of refugees or asylum seekers to return to a place where they are likely to face persecution.

grouse

verb intr.: To complain or to grumble. noun: A complaint. adjective: Wonderful. noun: Any of various birds that are typically plump, ground-dwelling, …

marl

noun: 1. An earthy deposit containing clay and lime. 2. Earth. verb tr.: To fertilize with marl. noun: A yarn made of …

chum

noun: 1. A close friend. 2. A roommate. verb intr.: 1. To be a close friend or to be friendly. 2. To …

taw

verb intr.: To shoot a marble. noun: 1. A large marble used as a shooter. 2. A game of marbles, also known …

waffle

noun: A crisp cake made by baking batter in an appliance with a gridlike pattern. American English: verb intr.: To be indecisive …

anergy

noun: 1. Lack of energy. 2. The lack of an immune response to a foreign substance.

apocryphal

adjective: 1. Of dubious authorship or authenticity. 2. False; erroneous; fictitious.

postposition

noun: 1. The placing of something after another. 2. Something placed in this manner, especially a word or an element placed after …