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May 10, 2015
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What does explosively mean?

explosively(adverb)
suddenly and rapidly

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May 9, 2015
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What does connubial mean?

conjugal, connubial(adverb)
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband

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May 8, 2015
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What does geminate mean?

geminate(verb)
a doubled or long consonant

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May 7, 2015
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What does extremum mean?

extreme point, extreme, extremum(noun)
the point located farthest from the middle of something

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May 6, 2015
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What does composed mean?

composed(adj)
serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

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May 5, 2015
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What does rigid mean?

rigid, stiff(adj)
incapable of or resistant to bending

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May 4, 2015
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What does exclamatory mean?

emphatic, exclamatory(adj)
sudden and strong

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