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quaint [ kweynt ]
[ adjective ]
MEANING :
1. oddly pleasant or charming, esp. in an old-fashioned way,
2. strange or peculiar, usu. in a pleasing, interesting way,
3. skilfully or artfully made,
4. (obsolete) skilled; expert; wise
canker [ KANG-ker ]
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
- (n.) to lead, tend or contribute to a particular outcome or result.,
- (n.) any of various disorders in animals marked by chronic inflammatory changes,
- (n.) a source of corruption or decay
- (tr.v.) to corrupt; destroy slowly
- (intr.v.) to become infected with or as if with canker
apex [ EY-peks ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
- the tip or the summit
- the vertex or peak
- climax
congeal [ kuh’ n-JEEL ]
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (intr.v.) to solidify
2. (intr.v.) to jell or coagulate,
3. (tr.v.) to cause to coagulate
faction [ FAK-shuh’n ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
- (n.) a group of persons forming a contentious minority within a larger group
- (n.) literature with a mix of fact and fiction, (n.) internal conflict