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hackneyed [ HAK-need ]
[ adj ]
MEANING :
over familiar and dull through very frequent use
diffidence [ DIF-i-duh’ ns]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
timidity, shyness or a lack of confidence
cession [ SESH-uh’ n]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. an act of surrendering, yielding or giving up
2. one or something that is given up or surrendered
apprise [ uh’-PRAHYZ]
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING :
to inform, tell, notify or advise
jaunt [ jawnt, jahnt ]
[ noun, intransitive verb]
MEANING :
1. (n.) a short pleasure trip
2. (tr. v.) a stroll or outing
3. (intr. v.) to undertake a short pleasure trip