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  • 21boot — boot1 /booht/, n. 1. a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg. 2. Chiefly Brit. any shoe or outer foot covering reaching to the ankle. 3. an overshoe, esp. one of rubber or other waterproof material. 4.… …

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  • 22cancel — cancelable; esp. Brit., cancellable, adj. canceler; esp. Brit., canceller, n. /kan seuhl/, v., canceled, canceling or (esp. Brit.) cancelled, cancelling, n. v.t. 1. to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation. 2. to dec …

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  • 23carol — caroler; esp. Brit., caroller, n. /kar euhl/, n., v., caroled, caroling or (esp. Brit.) carolled, carolling. n. 1. a song, esp. of joy. 2. a Christmas song or hymn. 3. a seat in a bay window or oriel. 4. a compartment in a cloister, similar t …

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  • 24cavil — caviler; esp. Brit., caviller, n. cavilingly; esp. Brit., cavillingly, adv. /kav euhl/, v., caviled, caviling or (esp. Brit.) cavilled, cavilling, n. v.i. 1. to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually fol.… …

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  • 25drivel — driveler; esp. Brit., driveller, n. drivelingly; esp. Brit., drivellingly, adv. /driv euhl/, n. v., driveled, driveling or (esp. Brit.) drivelled, drivelling. n. 1. saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver. 2. childish, silly …

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  • 26enamel — enameler; esp. Brit., enameller, n. enamelist; esp. Brit., enamellist, n. enamelwork, n. /i nam euhl/, n., v., enameled, enameling or (esp. Brit.) enamelled, enamelling. n …

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  • 27process — processual /pro sesh ooh euhl/ or, esp. Brit, /proh /, adj. /pros es/; esp. Brit. /proh ses/, n., pl. processes /pros es iz, euh siz, euh seez / or, esp. Brit., /proh ses , proh seuh /, v., adj. n. 1. a systematic series of actions directed to… …

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  • 28tricolor — /truy kul euhr/; esp. Brit. /trik euh leuhr/, adj. 1. Also, tricolored; esp. Brit., tricoloured. having three colors. n. 2. a flag having three colors. 3. the national flag of France, adopted during the French Revolution, consisting of vertical… …

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  • 29cancel — can•cel [[t]ˈkæn səl[/t]] v. celed, cel•ing (esp. brit.) celled, cel•ling, 1) to make void; revoke; annul 2) to decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place; call off 3) phi to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket …

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  • 30cavil — cav•il [[t]ˈkæv əl[/t]] v. iled, il•ing (esp. brit.) illed, il•ling, 1) to raise trivial and unnecessary objections (usu. fol. by at or about) 2) to oppose by trivial or frivolous objections 3) a trivial and annoying objection 4) the raising of… …

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