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athlete 
1
 | a person trained to compete in sports |
| physical beauty, especially of a woman |
| belonging or relating to a marriage or to the state of being married |
| round brackets, the symbols that are put around a word, phrase, or sentence in a piece of writing |
choir
2
| a standard or typical example, a brief abstract (as of an article or book) |
| placing too much emphasis on minor details |
| coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position |
| a family of similar musical instrument playing together |
colonel
3
| a commissioned military officer in the army who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general |
| a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) |
| the yellow, middle part of an egg |
| agree or express agreement, take on duties or office |
epitome
4
| a family of similar musical instrument playing together |
| agree or express agreement, take on duties or office |
| a standard or typical example, a brief abstract (as of an article or book) |
| not sensible about practical matters, idealistic and unrealistic |
forte
5
| an organ in humans and animals between the nose and the lungs that contains the muscles to create the voice or sounds |
| a strong ability, something that a person can do well |
| an extreme state of adversity, the lowest point of anything |
| as known or named at another time or place |
hegemony
6
| a commissioned military officer in the army who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general |
| a word or phrase in which a part of something is used to refer to the whole of it |
| a set of connected rooms, especially in a hotel |
| the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others |
knell
7
| military supplies, especially weapons and bombs |
| not sensible about practical matters, idealistic and unrealistic |
| a commissioned military officer in the army who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general |
| ring as in announcing death |
masonry
8
| (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame |
| the bricks and pieces of stone that are used to make a building |
| a small furry animal with a long tail which climbs trees and feeds on nuts and seeds |
| offensively malodorous, very unpleasant and offensive |
mauve
9
| the way a word or a language is customarily spoken, the manner in which someone utters a word |
| pale purple colour, pale purple aniline dye |
| a slight wind, usually refreshing |
| military supplies, especially weapons and bombs |
pernickety
10
| any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning |
| a person trained to compete in sports |
| placing too much emphasis on minor details |
| an extreme state of adversity, the lowest point of anything |