[ zee-nith ]
the time at which something is most powerful or successful
[ poin-yuhnt ]
keenly distressing to the feelings
[ vur-nl ]
of, in, or appropriate to spring
[ suh-bawrn ]
in law, to induce (a person, especially a witness) to give false testimony
[ maw-kish ]
characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin
[ aw-dey-shuhs ]
showing an impudent lack of respect
[ kahr-ney-shuhn ]
any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio
[ kwahyuhr ]
a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream
[ ab-stroos ]
difficult to understand; obscure
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