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abjure [ ab-joo’r, -JUR ]
[ transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. to renounce, give up, repudiate or forswear
2. to shun, avoid or abstain from
3. to reject, recant or retract esp. under oath
largesse [ lahr-JES, LAHR-jis ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. delinquency or neglection
2. a state or act of abandoning
3. recession of water resulting in dry land
discourse [ n. DIS-kawrs, -kohrs, dis-KAWRS, -KOHRS; v. dis-KAWRS, -KOHRS ]
[ noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) conversation or verbal communication
2. (n.) dissertation, discussion or treatise in writing or speech
3. (intr.v.) to converse
4. (tr.v.) to tell or utter
homespun [ HOHM-spuhn ]
[ noun, adjective ]
MEANING :
1. (adj.) made at home
2. (adj.) simple or unsophisticated
3. (n.) a plain woven cloth
gourmet [ goo’r-MEY ]
[ noun, adjective ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) a connoisseur of fine food and drink
2. (adj.) elaborately equipped for the preparation of exotic meals
3. (adj.) pertaining to skilful preparation of fancy foods
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