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HeloMek_inVegas VIP

Rhetoric - the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques...."he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole"

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Lee chae yeon

Supercilious - coolly and patronizingly haughty

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HeloMek_inVegas VIP

Thole - a pin, typically one of a pair, fitted to the gunwale of a rowboat to act as the fulcrum for an oar

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Lee chae yeon

Unflappable - having or showing calmness in a crisis.

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Yerin

victuals :food; provisions

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Lee chae yeon

whipjack: whining beggar who pretends to be a sailor

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Yerin

Xylem - the vascular tissue in plants that conducts water and dissolved nutrients upward from the root and also helps to form the woody element in the stem

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Lee chae yeon

Yare - (of a ship) responding promptly to the helm; easily manageable

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HeloMek_inVegas VIP

Zafu - a round cushion used in Zen meditation

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Lee chae yeon

Addle - ad·dle
/ˈadl/  make unable to think clearly; confuse.

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HeloMek_inVegas VIP
Blarney - talk that aims to charm, pleasantly flatter, or persuade
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Yerin

commensurate equal in extent; of the same size
"salary will be commensurate with experience"

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Lee chae yeon

DABSTER - an astute or especially skilled worker.

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HeloMek_inVegas VIP

Empirical - based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic

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John Smith

Facetious - Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor. Usually deliberately.

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