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accustom 
1
 | v. to make familiar by use. |
| n. one who loves books. |
| n. one who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests. |
| n. substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling |
affable
2
| n. a slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line. |
| a. easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food |
| v. to make familiar by use. |
ambidextrous
3
| n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument. |
| v. contradict; give a false impression |
| v. to bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin. |
| a. capable of using either hand with equal ease |
aqueous
4
| v. contradict; give a false impression |
| adj. of, pertaining to, or containing water. |
| a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| v. attach; add as supplement or appendix |
archdeacon
5
| n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument. |
| n. power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas. |
| a. offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese. |
audacious
6
| n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts |
| a. responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument. |
| a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold |
autopsy
7
| n. a single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc. |
| a. capable of using either hand with equal ease |
| n. examination of dead body; post-mortem |
| a. helper, additional or subsidiary |
bestride
8
| n. sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate |
| v. to get or sit upon astride, as a horse. |
| n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts |
| n. mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind |
bibliophile
9
| n. prolongation; extension by which something is carried to a further point |
| v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity |
| n. one who loves books. |
| v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem |
buffoon
10
| n. letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise |
| n. a high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese. |
| n. one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown |
| n. an embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument. |