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  • 91Boring — Bore Bore, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boring}.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan. bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to plow, Zend bar. [root]91.] 1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid… …

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  • 92Decuman — Dec u*man, a. [L. decumanus of the tenth, and by metonymy, large, fr. decem ten.] Large; chief; applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used substantively. Such decuman billows. Gauden. The… …

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  • 93discomfited — discomfitted discomfittedadj. 1. thwarted; used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {discombobulated}. Syn: discombobulated. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 94discomfitted — discomfited discomfited discomfitted discomfittedadj. 1. thwarted; used especially of feelings of defeat and discouragement. Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted. [WordNet 1.5] 2. same as {discombobulated}. Syn:… …

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  • 95Fail — (f[=a]l) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Failed} (f[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Failing}.] [F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See {Fail}, and cf. {Fallacy}, {False}, {Fault}.] 1. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become… …

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  • 96Failed — Fail Fail (f[=a]l) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Failed} (f[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Failing}.] [F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See {Fail}, and cf. {Fallacy}, {False}, {Fault}.] 1. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or… …

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  • 97Failing — Fail Fail (f[=a]l) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Failed} (f[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Failing}.] [F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum, to deceive, akin to E. fall. See {Fail}, and cf. {Fallacy}, {False}, {Fault}.] 1. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or… …

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  • 98To be taken aback — Aback A*back ([.a]*b[a^]k ), adv. [Pref. a + back; AS. on b[ae]c at, on, or toward the back. See {Back}.] 1. Toward the back or rear; backward. Therewith aback she started. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Behind; in the rear. Knolles. [1913 Webster] 3 …

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  • 99frustrate — I. transitive verb (frustrated; frustrating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin frustratus, past participle of frustrare to deceive, frustrate, from frustra in error, in vain Date: 15th century 1. a. to balk or defeat in an endeavor b. to… …

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  • 100stick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English stik, from Old English sticca; akin to Old Norse stik stick, Old English stician to stick Date: before 12th century 1. a woody piece or part of a tree or shrub: as a. a usually dry or dead severed shoot, twig, or …

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