mannequin

DEFINITION: (noun) A woman who wears clothes to display fashions.
SYNONYMS: fashion model, model.
USAGE: She longed to become a mannequin and preened for hours before going out in public.

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borderland

DEFINITION: (noun) District consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area.
SYNONYMS: border district, march, marchland.
USAGE: The borderland was sparsely populated, and the lawless region saw few visitors.

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intone

DEFINITION: (verb) Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm.
SYNONYMS: cantillate, chant.
USAGE: I heard the eight singers of the King of Sicily intone the first verse of seven o’clock mass in the Sainte-Chapelle.

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agonistic

DEFINITION: (adjective) Striving to overcome in argument.
SYNONYMS: combative.
USAGE: The incumbent’s aggressive, agonistic approach to the debate alienated many of his supporters.

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scopolamine

DEFINITION: (noun) A thick, syrupy, colorless alkaloid, C17H21NO4, extracted from plants such as henbane and used primarily as a mydriatic and sedative, and to treat nausea and prevent motion sickness.
SYNONYMS: hyoscine.
USAGE: At the conclusion of the surgical procedure, the doctor applied a transdermal scopolamine patch to the patient to prevent postoperative nausea.

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kinetic

DEFINITION: (adjective) Supplying motive force.
SYNONYMS: energizing.
USAGE: The bustling market was the kinetic center of the city, and all movement seemed to radiate outward from it.

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rattlebrained

DEFINITION: (adjective) Giddy and talkative; foolish.
SYNONYMS: rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty.
USAGE: Grandpa’s rattlebrained, crackpot ideas always made us laugh.

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odoriferous

DEFINITION: (adjective) Having a natural fragrance.
SYNONYMS: sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, perfumed, scented, odorous, sweet.
USAGE: There were large bottles filled with serpents, ticketed according to their species; dried lizards shone like emeralds set in great squares of black wood, and bunches of wild odoriferous herbs.

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patter

DEFINITION: (verb) Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson).
SYNONYMS: line of gab, spiel.
USAGE: The automobile salesman spoke about the old car so approvingly and at such length that the customers soon began to grow tired of his patter.

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condescension

DEFINITION: (noun) A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient.
SYNONYMS: disdain, patronage.
USAGE: Natasha did not like the visitor’s tone of condescension to childish things.

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