[ kon-fi-dant ]
a close friend or associate to whom secrets are confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed
[ man-yuh-skript ]
the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher
[ in-kuhm-buhnt ]
necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility
[ peyn-whar ]
a woman’s dressing gown
[ tsahyt-gey-ber ]
an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock
[ vahn-duhr-yahr ]
a year or period of travel, especially following one's schooling and before practicing a profession
[ per-i-gruh-neyt ]
to travel or journey, especially to walk on foot
[ griz-lee ]
causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome
[ plash-ee ]
marshy; wet
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