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Dictionary: gutsy DEFINITION: (adjective) Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited.
Dictionary: intemperance DEFINITION: (noun) Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence.
Dictionary: complaisant DEFINITION: (adjective) Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please.
Dictionary: tenuity DEFINITION: (noun) Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width.
Dictionary: juxtaposition DEFINITION: (noun) The act of positioning close together (or side by side).
Dictionary: admixture DEFINITION: (noun) An additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base.
Dictionary: disjunct DEFINITION: (adjective) Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements.
Dictionary: char DEFINITION: (verb) Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.
Dictionary: anodyne DEFINITION: (adjective) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain
Dictionary: scathing DEFINITION: (adjective) Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical.
Dictionary: superannuated DEFINITION: (adjective) Retired or ineffective because of advanced age.
Dictionary: preponderance DEFINITION: (noun) A superiority in numbers or amount.
Dictionary: repose DEFINITION: (noun) The act of resting or the state of being at rest.
Dictionary: fervent DEFINITION: (adjective) Having or showing great emotion or zeal.
Dictionary: labyrinthine DEFINITION: (adjective) Resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity.
Dictionary: brow DEFINITION: (noun) The projecting upper edge of a steep place.
Dictionary: unabashed DEFINITION: (adjective) Not disconcerted or embarrassed; poised
Dictionary: audacity DEFINITION: (noun) Fearless daring; intrepidity.
Dictionary: centromere DEFINITION: (noun) The most condensed and constricted region of a chromosome, to which the spindle fiber is attached during mitosis.
Dictionary: farsighted DEFINITION: (adjective) Planning prudently for the future.
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