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  • 111remodel — remodeler; esp. Brit., remodeller, n. /ree mod l/, v.t., remodeled, remodeling or (esp. Brit.) remodelled, remodelling. 1. to model again. 2. to reconstruct; make over. [1780 90; RE + MODEL] Syn. 2. renew, renovate, re create, repair. * * * …

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  • 112revel — reveler; esp. Brit., reveller, n. revelment, n. /rev euhl/, v., reveled, reveling or (esp. Brit.) revelled, revelling, n. v.i. 1. to take great pleasure or delight (usually fol. by in): to revel in luxury. 2. to make merry; indulge in boisterous… …

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  • 113ricochet — /rik euh shay , rik euh shay / or, esp. Brit., /rik euh shet /, n., v., ricocheted / shayd , shayd /, ricocheting / shay ing, shay ing/ or (esp. Brit.) ricochetted / shet id/, ricochetting / shet ing/. n. 1. the motion of an object or a… …

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  • 114savory — savory1 savorily, adv. savoriness, n. /say veuh ree/, adj., savorier, savoriest, n., pl. savories. adj. 1. pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell: a savory aroma. 2. piquant: a savory jelly. 3 …

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  • 115sexualize — sexualization, n. /sek shooh euh luyz / or, esp. Brit., /seks yooh /, v.t., sexualized, sexualizing. to render sexual; endow with sexual characteristics. Also, esp. Brit., sexualise. [1830 40; SEXUAL + IZE] * * * …

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  • 116signal — signaler; esp. Brit. signaller, n. /sig nl/, n., adj., v., signaled, signaling or (esp. Brit.) signalled, signalling. n. 1. anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic… …

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  • 117snivel — sniveler; esp. Brit., sniveller, n. /sniv euhl/, v., sniveled, sniveling or (esp. Brit.) snivelled, snivelling, n. v.i. 1. to weep or cry with sniffling. 2. to affect a tearful state; whine. 3. to run at the nose; have a runny nose: She sniveled… …

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  • 118stabile — adj. /stay bil, beuhl/ or, esp. Brit., / buyl/; n. /stay beel/ or, esp. Brit., / buyl/, adj. 1. fixed in position; stable. 2. Med. resistant to physical or chemical changes. n. 3. a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of …

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  • 119stencil — stenciler; esp. Brit., stenciller, n. /sten seuhl/, n., v., stenciled, stenciling or (esp. Brit.) stencilled, stencilling. n. 1. a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal,… …

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  • 120superpatriot — superpatriotic /sooh peuhr pay tree ot ik/; esp. Brit., /sooh peuhr pa tree ot ik/, adj. superpatriotically, adv. superpatriotism, n. /sooh peuhr pay tree euht, sooh peuhr pay /; esp. Brit., /sooh peuhr pa tree euht, sooh peuhr pa /, n. a person… …

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