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Word: gavel

Definition: hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.


More Vocab Words

::: meditation - reflection; thought; V. meditate
::: fetter - shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot
::: insipid - lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull; Ex. insipid food/character
::: tribute - tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to
::: slake - satisfy (thirst); quench; sate
::: defunct - dead; no longer in use or existence
::: upshot - outcome; final result
::: mundane - worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary; Ex. mundane existence; CF. world
::: chafe - warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; N.
::: internecine - mutually destructive