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Deliquescent :: Deliquescent (a.) Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts..

Melodrama :: Melodrama (n.) Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's Fidelio..

Feudtory :: Feudtory (a.) Held from another on some conditional tenure; as, a feudatory title..

Babylonical :: Babylonical (a.) Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as, Babylonic garments, carpets, or hangings..

Recaption :: Recaption (n.) The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest; reprisal; the retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife, or children, without force or violence, from one who has taken them and who wrongfully detains them..

Woorali :: Woorali (n.) Same as Curare.

Assignation :: Assignation (n.) The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.

Amphibrach :: Amphibrach (n.) A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and last short (~ -- ~); as, h/b/r/. In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of the long and the unaccented of the short; as, pro-phet#ic..

Rogue :: Rogue (n.) An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about alone, in which state it is very savage..

Isotheral :: Isotheral (a.) Having the nature of an isothere; indicating the distribution of temperature by means of an isothere; as, an isotheral chart or line..

Explain :: Explain (a.) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible..

Cloudy :: Cloudy (n.) Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy sky..

Hear :: Hear (v. t.) To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as, to hear a concert; to hear Mass..

Joggle :: "Joggle (v. t.) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel..

Paced :: Paced (a.) Having, or trained in, [such] a pace or gait; trained; -- used in composition; as, slow-paced; a thorough-paced villain..

Shrink :: Shrink (v. i.) To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to become compacted..

Binocular :: Binocular (n.) A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or microscope..

Pip :: Pip (v. i.) To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep..

Clearance :: Clearance (n.) The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance..

Hollow :: Hollow (a.) Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound; deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar..

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