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unfurl
Definition: (verb) To spread or open (something) out or become spread or opened out. Synonyms: unroll Usage: Unfurl your wings, and fly into superhuman regions…and if your wings, like those of Icarus, melt before the sun, we are here to ease your fall.  
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semiannual
Definition: (adjective) Occurring or payable twice each year. Synonyms: biyearly Usage: Our semiannual family vacation to France usually occurs in December and July.
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bestir
Definition: (verb) To cause to become active. Synonyms: rouse Usage: If nobody knows the address, you must still bestir yourself in trying to find it. 
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immobilize
Definition: (verb) To hold fast or prevent from moving. Synonyms: pin, trap Usage: The police officer was able to immobilize the violent suspect and hold him in place long enough for another cop to assist in handcuffing him. 
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parlous Definition: (adjective) Fraught with danger. Synonyms: perilous, touch-and-go, precarious Usage: Our economy is in a parlous state and has been for some time. 
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layperson Definition: (noun) Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person. Synonyms: secular Usage: Many religious doctrines bar the average layperson from conducting certain rites and rituals that are reserved for ordained clergy.
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dissemble Definition: (verb) Hide under a false appearance. Synonyms: cloak, mask Usage: So artfully can this people dissemble their sentiments that we had not been able hitherto to distinguish our real from our pretended favorers.
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pent-up Definition: (adjective) Characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions. Synonyms: repressed Usage: A fierce fighter, he releases much of his pent-up anger in the boxing ring and has been known to knock out opponents with a single punch.
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derisive Definition: (adjective) Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule. Synonyms: gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting Usage: Dirk Stroeve was one of those persons whom…you cannot think of without derisive laughter or an embarrassed shrug of the shoulders. 
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quadrilateral
Definition: (noun) A four-sided polygon. Synonyms: tetragon Usage: Our geometry teacher drew several shapes on the chalkboard, including triangles, circles, and quadrilaterals. 
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