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cubicle
Detail    speak
n. sleeping place partitioned off from a large dormitory; small compartment, as for work or study
I didn't enjoy sitting in a cubicle, getting nervous about the annual review, and wondering if I would or would not get my 2 percent raise.
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cuddle
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v. lie close or snug; crouch; nestle; embrace closely
The little girl wants to cuddle her pet cat.
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cuff
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n. fold at the end of the sleeve; part of sleeve turned back from the hand; any ornamental appendage at the wrist
The dress pattern doesn't really explain how the cuff joins onto the sleeve.
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cuisine
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n. kitchen or cooking department; food; manner or style of cooking; cookery
It appears that much of the cuisine is an intuitive affair, based on the state and available ingredients.
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cult
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n. religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false; community of religious worship and ritual
You do realize that being under the control of a cult is not a good condition.
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curb
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v. bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
Paradoxically, Ray's strong-arming may be helping to curb violence in Bangalore.
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curt
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a. having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
The grouchy shop assistant was curt with one of her customers, which resulted in a reprimand from her manager.
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cushion
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n. soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
I knelt down by him; I turned his face from the cushion to me; I kissed his cheek; I smoothed his hair with my hand.
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custody
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n. keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
There were no arches left, and all the players, except the King, the Queen, and Alice, were in custody and under sentence of execution.
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cute
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a. ingenious; delightfully pretty or dainty
We just remembered when our husky was a puppy; how small and cute it was.
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cynical
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a. skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
I find it sad and cynical that this guy is essentially saying things will not be better by 2012.
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dandy
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n. man who affects extreme elegance in clothes and manners; something very good or agreeable
He said that being a dandy was a way of being an individual in an age of mass culture.
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darn
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v. mend, with interlacing stitches of yarn or thread by the needle; sew together with yarn or thread
I don't want to darn your trousers.
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dart
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v. move suddenly and rapidly
Your eyes take them in, then dart away to something else.
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debris
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n. remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
A full year after the earthquake in Mexico City, they were still carting away the debris.
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debut
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n. beginning or first attempt; first appearance before the public
The reporters are waiting for the debut of a new foreign policy in the news hall.
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decoy
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n. lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
The decoy did not fool the wild ducks.
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decree
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n. order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by a court
The decree is signed establishing the School for Primary School Teachers, which later becomes the National Teachers.
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deed
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n. something that is carried out; act or action; feat or exploit
I was pleased to have done something; trivial, transitory though the deed was, it was yet an active thing.
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defendant
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n. one required to make answer in an action or suit
The courtroom buzzed as the defendant was led in.
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