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� Bilingual�One fluent in two languages

� Ephemeral�Lasting only for a day

� Verbatim�Word for word

� Petrify�To change to stone

� Pulverize�To reduce to powder

� Extravagant�Wasteful in spending

� Memorize�To learn by heart

� Incognito�Traveling under a name other than one�s own

� Malleable�Capable of being drawn out

� Ductile� Capable of being drawn out

� Miscellaneous�Consisting of several kinds

� Monopoly�The exclusive right to buy or sell a commodity

� Insolvent�Unable to pays one�s debts

� Layette�The outfit of a new born baby

� Fragile�that can be easily broken

� Dicerptible�Capable of being separated or torn asunder

� Imminent...Close at hand

� Mercenary�Serving for money

� Dipsomaniac�Irresistible craving for alcoholic drinks

� Gyneolatry�Excessive devotion to female sex

� Palisade�A fence of stakes or iron, etc�

� Sinecure�A job for which one is paid, but which one has few or no duties

� Codicil�An appendix to a will

� Orthography�Correct spelling

� Cacography�Bad spelling

� Queue�A line of people waiting for something

� Stile�Steps to enable one to get over a fence

� Amnesia�Loss of memory

� Aphonia�Loss of voice

� Aphony�Loss of voice

� Howdah�A seat on the back of an elephant

� Shunting�To turn a train on side track

� Effluent�The liquid which comes out from a sewerage tank

� Winnow�To separate the husk form the grain

� Stanchion�A bar or pair of bars for confining cattle in a stall

� Effigy�The likeness or representation of a person especially on coins or medals

� Waif�A forsaken or neglected child who has no home and spends most of its time on the streets

� Ferrule�An iron ring placed at the end of a staff to prevent it from splitting

� Carnivorous�Living on flesh

� Herbivorous�Living on grass and vegetables

� Graminivorous�Living on grass

� Piscivorous�Living on fish

� Omnivorous�Living on both animal flesh and grass

� Gavel�The chairman�s hammer

� Baton�A stick used by the music conductor or a policeman

� Yolk�the yellow part of an egg

� Albumen�the white part of an egg

� Chevron�The stripes on the sleeves of policemen in the services to denote their ranks

� Viaduct�A bridge carrying a road across a river or valley

� Alloy�A mixture of metals, especially when an inferior metal is mixed with one of richer metal

� Canopy�A rich-covering over the bed in a procession

� Careen�To lay ship on its side in order to clean it

� Nostalgia�Home-sickness or sentimental longings for the past

� Menu�The list of various items to be served at a meal

� Recipe�Directions for preparing certain dishes

� Casein�The part of milk from which cheese is made

� Versatile�Able to adapt oneself to many situations

� Jetsam�Goods thrown overboard in order to make a ship lighter

� Flotsam�Goods found floating after ship wreck

� Jamboree�A joyful gathering of youth groups

� Carillon�a set of bells so arranged that tunes of songs or hymns can be played on them

� Caricature�A picture of a person or thing drawn in such a highly exaggerated manner as to cause laughter

� Alias�A name taken on by a person but which is not his real name

� Mosaic�A picture produced by putting together small pieces of glass or marbles

� Strop�Leather for sharpening razors

� Valise�A leather traveling-bag carried in the hand

� Roster�A list showing the order in which certain persons have to perform their duties

� Pannier�One of pair of baskets slung over the back of a donkey

� Amulet�A thing worn by few people as a charm against evil

� Skeleton�The bony framework of the body

� Chassis�The framework of a car

� Awning�A covering of canvas, tarpaulin etc� to shade windows and the doors from the sun

� Embezzle�To put one�s use the money of another with which one is entrusted

� Parsimonious�To be over particular about spending of money

� Ullage�The space which for safety is left unfilled in a cask or vessel before it is sealed

� Niche�A hollow space in a wall for a statue

� Indemnify�To compensate for loss or damage

� Arraign�To bring a person before a court of law to answer a charge leveled against him

� Dock�An enclosure for prisoners in a courthouse

� Felloe�The whole rim (or one of the segments of the rim) of a wheel

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