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Ascetic (adj) as-et-ik Characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically…

Cornice (noun) kaw-nis An ornamental moulding round the wall of a room just below the…

Dissipated (adj) dis-ip-ayt-ed (of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures. (more…)

Intrinsic (adj) in-trin-zik Belonging naturally; essential. Late 15th century (in the general sense ‘interior, inner’):…

Plosive (adj) plo-siv Denoting a consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow using the…

Repudiation (noun) rep-oo-dee-ay-shun Rejection of a proposal or idea. (more…)

Apprise (verb) ap-raiz Inform or tell (someone) Late 17th century: from French appris, apprise, past…

Uphap (adverb) (archaic) up-hap Perhaps, possibly Medieval English (more…)