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benign [ bi-NAHYN ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. of a mild, gentle disposition
2. characterised by gentleness or kindness
3. favourable
4. harmless; non-malignant
expropriate [ eks-proh-pree-ey
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. to deprive or take away from someone his possessions or ownership rights
2. to take something from someone else for one’s own use
collate [ kuh’-LEYT, koh-, ko-, KOH-leyt, KOL-eyt ]
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. to collect, arrange in an order and then examine carefully in order to integrate
2. to appoint or admit (a cleric or clergyman) to a benefice
3. to examine the presence of all pages before printing
truce [ troos ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. a cease-fire
2. a peace treaty
harry [ HAR-ee ]
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (tr. v.) to harass or annoy
2. (tr. v.) to worry about
3. (tr. v.) to ravage or wreak havoc on by repeated attacks
4. (intr. v.) to make harassing incursions
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