adolesce | (verb) become adolescent; pass through adolescence | - |
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adolescence | (noun) in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood | - |
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(noun) the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood | - |
adolescent | (adjective) relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent | - |
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(adjective) in the state of development between puberty and maturity | - |
(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity | Synonyms: jejune, juvenile, puerile |
(adjective) being of the age 13 through 19 | Synonyms: teen, teenage, teenaged |
(noun) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity | Synonyms: stripling, teen, teenager |
bandoleer | (noun) a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers | Synonyms: bandolier |
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condole | (verb) express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death | - |
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condolence | (noun) an expression of sympathy with another's grief | Synonyms: commiseration |
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condolent | (adjective) expressing sympathy with a person who experienced the death of a loved one | - |
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dole | (noun) money received from the state | Synonyms: pogey, pogy |
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(noun) a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given | - |
doleful | (adjective) filled with or evoking sadness | Synonyms: mournful |
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dolefully | (adverb) with sadness; in a sorrowful manner | Synonyms: sorrowfully |
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dolefulness | (noun) sadness caused by grief or affliction | - |
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farandole | (noun) a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures | - |
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girandole | (noun) an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror | Synonyms: girandola |
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indole | (noun) a white or yellowish crystalline heterocyclic compound extracted from coal tar and used in perfumery, medicine, and as a flavouring agent. | - |
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indolence | (noun) inactivity resulting from a dislike of work | Synonyms: laziness |
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indolent | (adjective) disinclined to work or exertion | Synonyms: faineant, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy |
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(adjective) (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless | - |
indolently | (adverb) in an indolent manner | - |
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preadolescent | (adjective) of or relating to or designed for children between the ages of 9 and 12 | Synonyms: preteen |
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redolence | (noun) a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | Synonyms: bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, sweetness |
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redolent | (adjective) having a strong pleasant odor | Synonyms: aromatic |
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(adjective) serving to bring to mind | Synonyms: evocative, remindful, reminiscent, resonant |
(adjective) (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous | Synonyms: smelling |
sertindole | (noun) an antipsychotic medication used in the treatment of schizophrenia. | - |
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