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Words Definition
anything for their partner, friend, or family, even in the face of danger.
Shoot up :
Cold turkey : the abrupt and complete cessation of taking a drug to which one is addicted.
Screwed up :
Misplaced :
1. incorrectly positioned.
2. temporarily lost.
Sprinkle :
Basting : pour fat or juices over (meat) during cooking in order to keep it moist.
Strike :
Runway : a strip of hard ground along which aircraft take off and land.
Xanax : (ZAN-ax) A drug used to treat anxiety disorders and panic attacks. It is being studied in the
treatment of nausea and vomiting caused by some cancer treatments. It is a type of
benzodiazepine. Also called alprazolam.
Catch up :
Tawts :
1. a stupid or obnoxious person.
2. a woman's genitals.
Choir : an organized group of singers, especially one that takes part in church services or performs
in public.
Embrace :
Headliner : a performer or act that is promoted as the star attraction on a bill and typically
performs last.
Senseless :
Geezer : a man.
Cunt :
1. a woman's genitals.
2. an unpleasant or stupid person.
Piping it : high-pitched.
Bishop : a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to
confer holy orders.
Nun : a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty,
chastity, and obedience.
Hook me up : to meet with someone, or to begin a relationship, esp. for a particular purpose: Give
me a call if you'd like to hook up for lunch sometime.
Dove :
1. a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit.
Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been
given both names.
2. a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs.
3. (in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).
Congress : a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially
those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity.
Foreigners : a person born in or coming from a country other than one's own.
Input :
Pricey : expensive.
Ordained :
Poise :
Filthy :
1. disgustingly dirty.
2. concerned with sex in an obscene or very graphic way.
3. to an extreme extent.
Labeled :
Mince :
1. cut up or grind (food, especially meat) into very small pieces, typically in a machine with
revolving blades.
2. walk with short quick steps in an affectedly dainty manner.
Platitudes : a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too
often to be interesting or thoughtful.
Mastermind :
Purpose :
1. the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
2. a person's sense of resolve or determination.
3. have as one's intention or objective.
Shall :
Rejoice :
Water under the brigde : used to refer to events that are in the past and consequently no longer to
be regarded as important.
Ivory : a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant,
walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles.
Penthouse : a flat on the top floor of a tall building, typically one that is luxuriously fitted.
Courtesy : the showing of politeness in one's attitude and behaviour towards others.
Pageant : a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful
costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene.
Hijacked : unlawfully seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different
destination or use it for one's own purposes.
Shrimp : a small free-swimming crustacean with an elongated body, typically marine and
frequently of commercial importance as food.
Stomp you : to treat someone or something badly, or to defeat him, her, or it: This is another
example of the big companies joining together to stomp on small businesses. Hitting and beating.
Ought :
Disdain : the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect.
Sloping :
1. (of a surface or line) be inclined from a horizontal or vertical line; slant up or down.
2. place or arrange in a sloping position.
3. move in an idle or aimless manner.
4. leave unobtrusively, typically in order to evade work or duty.
Rabble :
Idle :
Unobtrusively :
Elusive :
Debilitating :
Sets :
Den :
Setting off :
Fending :
Daring :
Straight away :
Faintest :
Tuned :
Prowl :
Short work :
Realm :
Whether :
Thrive :
Sheer :
Lonesome :
Nigh :
Pungent :
Diligently :
Eager :
Outlived :
Somehow :
Withered :
Foiled :
Empty-handed :
Knack :
Stashed :
On hand :
Honing :
Bond :
Southerly :
Ashore :