| agility | (noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble | Synonyms: legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness |
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| argil | (noun) a white clay (especially a white clay used by potters) | - |
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| argillite | (noun) a sedimentary rock differing from shale in being bound by silica and from slate in having no slate cleavages | - |
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| aspergill | (noun) a short-handled device with a globe containing a sponge; used for sprinkling holy water | Synonyms: aspersorium |
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| aspergillosis | (noun) an opportunistic infection by a fungus of the genus Aspergillus; characterized by inflammation and lesions of the ear and other organs | - |
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| (noun) disease especially in agricultural workers caused by inhalation of Aspergillus spores causing lumps in skin and ears and respiratory organs | - |
| (noun) severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys | Synonyms: brooder pneumonia |
| bluegill | (noun) important edible sunfish of eastern and central United States | Synonyms: Lepomis macrochirus |
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| fothergilla | (noun) any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains | Synonyms: witch alder |
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| fragility | (noun) quality of being easily damaged or destroyed | Synonyms: breakability, frangibility, frangibleness |
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| (noun) lack of physical strength | Synonyms: delicacy |
| gilbert | (noun) a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns | Synonyms: Gb, Gi |
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| gild | (noun) a formal association of people with similar interests | Synonyms: club, guild, lodge, order, social club, society |
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| gilder | (noun) someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt | - |
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| gildhall | (noun) the meeting place of a medieval guild | - |
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| gilding | (noun) a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold | Synonyms: gilt |
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| gill | (noun) respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water | Synonyms: branchia |
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| (noun) any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus | Synonyms: lamella |
| (noun) a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces | - |
| (noun) a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters | - |
| gillie | (noun) a shoe without a tongue and with decorative lacing up the instep | Synonyms: ghillie |
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| (noun) a young male attendant on a Scottish Highlander chief | - |
| gillyflower | (noun) Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors | Synonyms: carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus |
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| (noun) any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers | Synonyms: stock |
| gilt | (noun) a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold | Synonyms: gilding |
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| invigilation | (noun) keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent cheating | - |
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| invigilator | (noun) someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating | - |
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| magilp | (noun) a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine | Synonyms: megilp |
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| megillah | (noun) (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account | - |
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| megilp | (noun) a medium for oil-paints; linseed oil mixed with mastic varnish or turpentine | Synonyms: magilp |
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| nargileh | (noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water | Synonyms: calean, chicha, hookah, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly, kalian, narghile, sheesha, shisha, water pipe |
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| pugilism | (noun) fighting with the fists | Synonyms: boxing, fisticuffs |
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| pugilist | (noun) someone who fights with his fists for sport | Synonyms: boxer |
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| ridgil | (noun) a colt with undescended testicles | Synonyms: ridgel, ridgeling, ridgling |
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| spongillafly | (noun) hairy-bodied insect whose larvae feed on freshwater sponges | Synonyms: spongefly |
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| vigil | (noun) a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe | Synonyms: watch |
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| (noun) the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) | Synonyms: watch |
| (noun) a period of sleeplessness | - |
| vigilance | (noun) vigilant attentiveness | Synonyms: watchfulness, weather eye |
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| (noun) the process of paying close and continuous attention | Synonyms: alertness, wakefulness, watchfulness |
| vigilante | (noun) member of a vigilance committee | Synonyms: vigilance man |
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| vigilantism | (noun) the actions of a vigilance committee in trying to enforce the laws | - |
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