front 1 Bereavement [ bih-reev-muhnt ] | back 1 noun plural: bereavements formal 1. [noncount] : the state of being sad because a family member or friend has recently died
2. the death of a family member or friend [noncount]
[count]
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front 2 Kaput [ kah-poot ] | back 2 adjective not used before a noun informal 1. no longer working
2. no longer able to continue : completely ruined or defeated
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front 3 Mitigate [ mit-i-geyt ] | back 3 verb [+ object] formal 1. to make (something) less severe, harmful, or painful
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front 4 Adequate [ ad-i-kwit ] | back 4 adjective [more adequate; most adequate] 1. enough for some need or requirement
2. good enough : of a quality that is good or acceptable
2. of a quality that is acceptable but not better than acceptable
— opposite inadequate— adequacy /ˈædɪkwəsi/ noun [noncount]
— adequately adverb
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front 5 Ensconce [ en-skons ] | back 5 verb ensconces; ensconced; ensconcing [+ object]
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front 6 Cavalier [ kav-uh-leer, kav-uh-leer ] | back 6 adjective [more cavalier; most cavalier] disapproving 1. having or showing no concern for something that is important or serious
— cavalierly adverb
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front 7 Acquaintance [ uh-kweyn-tns ] | back 7 noun plural acquaintances 1. [count] : someone who is known but who is not a close friend
2. [noncount] formal : the state of knowing someone in a personal or social way : the state of knowing someone as an acquaintance
3. knowledge about something — + with[singular]
[noncount]
-acquaintanceship noun, plural acquaintanceships[count]
[noncount]
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front 8 Shenanigans [ shuh-nan-i-guhn ] | back 8 noun [plural] informal: activity or behavior that is not honest or proper
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front 9 Debacle [ dee-bah-kuhl ] | back 9 noun plural debacles [count]: a great disaster or complete failure
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front 10 Entail [ verb en-teyl; noun en-teyl, en-teyl ] | back 10 verb entails; entailed; entailing [+ object]: to have (something) as a part, step, or result
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