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Word: simian

Definition: monkeylike; N: ape or monkey


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::: nuptial - related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony
::: swindler - cheater
::: debilitate - weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble
::: brisk - quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor
::: motif - theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure
::: polarize - split into opposite extremes or camps
::: flair - talent
::: solicit - entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
::: altruistic - unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism
::: epigram - witty thought or saying, usually short