1.thrall
Definition
a: an enslaved person who performs the duties of a servant : BONDMAN
also: SERF
b: a person in moral or mental servitude
Example sentence
1.I'm not your thrall, so you'll have to pick up after yourself.
2.a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years
2.airtime
the time at which a radio or television broadcast is scheduled to begin
The committee plans to buy radio airtime for the campaign ads.
3.affray
a fight in a public place that disturbs the peace
Two 13-year-old boys were charged with assault and battery by means of a deadly weapon (shod foot), affray, and resisting arrest, police said.
4.beau
boyfriend
1. Osbert Sitwell, The Scarlet Tree, 1975She introduced us to her latest beau.
2. her new beau brought flowers when he picked her up for their first date
an uncomplimentary remark
For all the brickbats it has received, it's a good plan.
6.commandment
something that is commanded
especially: one of the biblical Ten Commandments
1.The Ten Commandments in the Bible
2.The boss left behind a list of commandments for running the office while he was away
7.cognomen
1.SURNAME
especially: the third of the usually three names of an ancient Roman compare NOMEN, PRAENOMEN
The cognomen, or surname, of the Oba is Ekpen-owa, or home leopard.
8.dibs
CLAIM, RIGHTS
1.Four communities — Richland Center, Washington County, Fond du Lac and Marinette — will have first dibs.
2.People who pay taxes that contribute directly to the quality of the parks should be able to get first dibs in vacationing to those parks.
9.doodah
a small, useful device : GADGET, DOODAD
These charming little doodahs are a surprisingly efficient and very stylish way to amplify your MP3 player.
10.effluvium
an invisible emanation
especially: an offensive exhalation or smell
the effluvia from local sewage treatment plants polluting the river
11.gouache
a method of painting with opaque watercolors
The following day, Doja unveiled a second cover — this time of a gouache watercolor painting of two arachnids.
12.jackboot
a: a heavy military boot made of glossy black leather extending above the knee and worn especially during the 17th and 18th centuries
b: a laceless military boot reaching to the calf
And a flawed democracy is better than the military jackboot
13.machination
a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end
But while in New York City, Melania wasn’t happy to learn about the machinations of her stepdaughter, Ivanka Trump.
14.muffler
a device to deaden noise
especially: one forming part of the exhaust system of an automotive vehicle
Enter Milton Reeves, a minor on-and-off manufacturer of automobiles over the years, who had invented and patented the automotive muffler in 1897.
15.negligee
carelessly informal or incomplete attire
1.Wafting about in a flowy, sky-blue negligee, Rachel Bay Jones’ lady of leisure is daft but sweet and accidentally profound.
2.Elisa Benzoni’s elegant period costumes include modest bustiers, negligees and silk robes.
16.jactation
boastful declaration or display
one of his familiar jactations of imperfection—George Saintsbury
17.kavass
a consular guard in the countries of the eastern Mediterranean
18.kingpin
the chief person in a group or undertaking
19.laconism
brevity or terseness of expression or style
20.lacuna
a blank space or a missing part : GAP
also : DEFICIENCY sense 1
21.infallibilist
one who believes that scientific laws are not subject to change
22.hidability
the quality or state of being hidable
23.eider
any of several large northern sea ducks (genera Somateria and Polystica) having fine soft down that is used by the female for lining the nest
24.foison
chiefly Scotland : physical energy or strength
foisons plural, obsolete : RESOURCES
25.falderal
useless ornament or accessory : TRIFLE
26.handbill
a small printed sheet to be distributed (as for advertising) by hand
27.Cavalier
a gentleman trained in arms and horsemanship
28.Hellion
a troublesome or mischievous person
29.Earworm
a song or melody that keeps repeating in one's mind
30.ebullition
the act, process, or state of boiling or bubbling up
31.aloof Synonym: indifference
32. aegis Synonym: protection shield breastplate
33.beastie Synonym: animal beast critter
34.citadel Synonym: fortress stronghold
35. dene Synonym : valley
36.fave Synonym: favorite
37.fella Synonym: fellow man
38.gravitas Synonym: seriousness
39.impresa Synonym: emblem
40.gumption Synonym: enterprise initiative
41.internment Synonym: captivity confinement
42.jefe Synonym: leader chief
43.jacquard Synonym: fabric wave
44.jidus Synonym: nest lodge
45.paean Synonym: encomium tribute