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celerity
n
swiftness; speed.
obviate
vo
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary
fecundate
vo
to impregnate or fertilize.
foment
vo
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of
garrulous
a
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, especially about trivial matters.
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languid
a
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
codswallop
n
nonsense; rubbish.
smegma
n
a thick, cheeselike, sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the clitoris.
gobbet
n
a fragment or piece, especially of raw flesh.
fractious
a
readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome
fracas
n
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar.
vitreous
a
of or pertaining to glass.
inimical
a
unfriendly; hostile

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