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bedlam [ BED-luh’ m ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
a state, place or scene of utter confusion and uproar
genuflect [ JEN-yoo’-flekt ]
[ verb]
MEANING :
1. to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship
2. to show servitude; be obedient
aplomb [ uh’-PLOM, uh’-PLUHM ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
poise, confidence or self-assurance
torment [ v. tawr-MENT, TAWR-ment; n. TAWR-ment ]
[ noun, transitive verb ]
MEANING :
1. (n.) physical or mental anguish
2. (n.) a source of distress
3. (tr. v.) to torture
diminution [ dim-uh’-NOO-shuh’ n ]
[ noun ]
MEANING :
1. the act or process of lessening or reducing
2. the result of a decrease
3. the statement of a musical theme in notes of lesser duration than the original