1. askance adv
(IDM) look askance (at sb/sth)
(written) to look at or react to sb/sth with suspicion or doubt, or in a critical way
2. assemblage noun
A collection of things; a group of people
: Tropical rainforests have the most varied and abundant assemblage of plants in the world.
3. douse verb
(1)to stop a fire from burning by putting water over it ; to put out a light
: He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
(2)to pour a lot of liquid over sb/sth ; to soak sb/sth in liquid
: The car was doused in petrol and set alight.
4. doula noun
A woman whose role is to provide emotional support to a woman who is giving birth.
5. hedonist noun
A person who believes that pleasure is the most important thing in life
6. transmigration noun
The passing of a person's soul after their death into another body
7. ramification noun (usually plural)
One of the large number of complicated and unexpected results that follow an action or a decision
: These changes are bound to have widespread social ramifications.
8. marauding adj.
(of people or animals) going around a place I search of things to steal or people to attack
:marauding wolves
9. extrude verb
(1)To push or force something out of something ; to be forced or pushed in this way
: Lava I'd extruded from the volcano.
(2)to shape metal or plastic by forcing it through a hole
10. mawkish adj.
(disapproving) expressing or sharing emotion in a way that is exaggerated or embarrassing
: a mawkish poem
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