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Reclamation
The act or process of reclaiming.
Quadrilateral
Having four sides, and consequently four angles; quadrangular.
Tetrapody
A set of four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.
Quittance
Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.
Quatrefoil
Same as Quarterfoil.
Dereliction
The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.
Embarrass
To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by something which impedes or confuses mental action; to perplex; to discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an orator.
Seal
Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families Phocidae and Otariidae.
Exposition
The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.
Cimbia
A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to strengthen it.
Modality
The quality or state of being modal.
Rosebay
An herb (Epilobium spicatum) with showy purple flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called also great willow herb.
Torsion
The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudina..
Pit
A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation
Duplication
The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated; a doubling; a folding over; a fold.
Concubine
A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour.
Goodwife
The mistress of a house.
Wife
A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.
Perplex
To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated, and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to perplex one with doubts.
Steal
A handle; a stale, or stele.
Riddle
A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand.
Fatality
The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control.
Fanaticism
Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion; religious frenzy.
Assessment
The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; as, an assessment of damages, or of taxes; an assessment of the members of a club.
Shoot
An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rap..
Usage
The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage.
Verbiage
The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.
Oratory
A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.
Presentation
The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal.
Squeeze
To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in ..
Gob
Same as Goaf.
Cirro-stratus
See under Cloud.
Ado
To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado.
Graving
of Grave
One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
Class
A group of individuals ranked together as possessing common characteristics; as, the different classes of society; the educated class; the lower classes.
Bang
To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly.
Guide
The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.
Sycophantic
Alt. of Sycophantical
Base
Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth; as, base shrubs.
Fine
Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful.
Sacrifice
The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory rite.
Dispossession
The act of putting out of possession; the state of being dispossessed.
Spoliation
The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.
Negative
Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed ..
Hail
Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones.
Stratum
A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other kinds. Also used figuratively.
Crouch
To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or in fear.
Festivity
The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety.
Perturb
To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.
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