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officer in the (ceremonial) bodyguard of the British monarch

relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money

sparing in consumption of especially food and drink, marked by temperance in indulgence

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts

auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

revoke formally, repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues

harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

authenticate as a notary, acknowledge or attest as a notary public

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation, the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide

a powerful circular current of water, the shape of something rotating rapidly

all of the same or similar kind or nature

shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth

shrewdness shown by keen insight, a tapering point

auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

generally incompetent and ineffectual, not fit to assume responsibility

person having dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries

relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money

a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

involving trust, referring to paper currency depending on securities for its value

harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

full of trivial conversation, tending to talk a great deal; talkative

relating to or involving money, consisting of or measured in money

shedding foliage at the end of the growing season, being shed at the end of a period of growth

all of the same or similar kind or nature

having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way

an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

necessarily or demonstrably true, impossible to deny or disprove

compensation exacted from a defeated nation by the victors, compensation (given or received) for an insult or injury

tending to vanish like vapor, soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing

unwillingness to get involved in or influence other people's activities

a reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them

harmful to living things, causing harm or damage

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

one of two basic subdivisions of a tribe, one of two (approximately) equal parts

the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

having a bad disposition, rude in a mean-spirited and surly way