[ bad-n-ahzh ]
light, playful banter or raillery
[ uh-brij ]
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents
[ rek-wee-uhm ]
any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead
[ kom-uh-ney-tuh-ree ]
a threat of punishment or vengeance
[ juht ]
to extend beyond the main body or line; project; protrude (often followed by out)
[ ban-shee ]
(in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house
[ vaw-rey-shuhs ]
craving or consuming large quantities of food
[ yoo-klid-ee-uhn ]
of or relating to the system of geometry based on the work of Euclid and corresponding to the geometry of ordinary experience
[ maj-uh-streyt ]
a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones
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