the act of relinquishing or giving up a right, possession, etc..

1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.

1. the fourth or true stomach of cud-chewing animals, lying next to the omasum.

1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet.

1. an altar attendant in public worship.

1. loss of hair; baldness.

1. Literary. any military expedition or advance.

1. to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress.

of or having the nature of an archetype, or original model or prototype.

a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity

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1. of or relating to bile

1. empty boasting; bragging.

1. a songbird often mentioned in Persian poetry, regarded as being a nightingale.

1. a precious stone of convex hemispherical or oval form, polished but not cut into facets.

a spirit of trust and goodwill among people closely associated in an activity or endeavor.

1. a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church.

1. misuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.

1. a mixture of finely cut vegetables, herbs, or the like, for use in soups, salads, etc.

1. an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.

to declare earnestly or solemnly; affirm positively; aver.

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