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for March 1
breviary n
  1. A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours
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for March 2
hirsute adj
  1. Covered in hair or bristles; hairy
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for March 3
esprit de corps n
  1. A shared spirit of comradeship, enthusiasm, and devotion to a cause among the members of a group
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for March 4
partisan adj
  1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence.
  2. Devoted to or biased in support of a party, group, or cause.
  3. Serving as commander of a body of detached light troops
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for March 5
mosey v
  1. (mainly US, dialectal) To amble; to walk or proceed in a leisurely manner.
  2. (mainly US, dialectal) To set off, get going; to start a journey
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for March 6
vulnerary adj
  1. Useful or used for healing wounds; healing, curative.
  2. (archaic, rare) Causing wounds, wounding
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for March 7
ecchymosis n
  1. A skin discoloration caused by bleeding underneath the skin; a bruise.
  2. The leaking of blood into the tissues of the body as a result of a bruise
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for March 8
pulsate v
  1. To expand and contract rhythmically; to throb or to beat.
  2. To quiver, vibrate, thrill.
  3. To produce a recurring increase and decrease of some quantity
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for March 9
bougainvillea n
  1. Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers
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for March 10
nonchalant adj
  1. Casually calm and relaxed.
  2. Indifferent; unconcerned; behaving as if detached
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for March 11
seiche n
  1. (hydrology) A short-period standing wave oscillation of the water level in a lake, characteristic of the lake's geometry
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for March 12
frumpy adj
  1. Dowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
  2. (dated) Ill- or bad-tempered
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for March 13
underpin v
  1. To support from below with props or masonry.
  2. (figuratively) To give support to; to corroborate
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for March 14
guerdon n
  1. (now literary) A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade
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for March 15
rive v
  1. To rend asunder by force; to split or cleave.
  2. To be split or rent asunder
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for March 16
despotic adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
  2. Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical
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for March 17
shamrock n
  1. The trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or of any clover-like plant.
  2. Any of several small forms of clover with trefoil leaves, especially Trifolium repens
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for March 18
clairvoyant adj
  1. Of, or relating to clairvoyance.
  2. Able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses.
  3. Able to foresee the future
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for March 19
mandarin n
  1. (historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
  2. A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat
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for March 20
bluster v
  1. To speak or protest loudly.
  2. To blow in strong or sudden gusts
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for March 21
hematophagy n
  1. The practice, of some animals, of feeding on blood
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for March 22
protean adj
  1. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms
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for March 23
furlough n
  1. (US) A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner
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for March 24
rogation n
  1. A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty
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for March 25
incendiary adj
  1. Capable of causing fire.
  2. Intentionally stirring up strife, riot, rebellion
  3. Inflammatory, emotionally charged
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for March 26
conterminous adj
  1. Meeting end-to-end or at the ends.
  2. (of geographical regions) Adjoining; sharing a boundary.
  3. Having the same scope, range of meaning, or extent in time
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for March 27
daub v
  1. To apply something to a surface in hasty or crude strokes
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for March 28
satay n
  1. An Indonesian dish made from small pieces of meat or fish grilled on a skewer and served with a spicy peanut sauce
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for March 29
alkaline adj
  1. Of, or relating to an alkali, one of a class of caustic bases.
  2. (chemistry) Having a pH greater than 7
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for March 30
inveigle v
  1. To convert, convince or win over with flattery or wiles.
  2. To obtain through guile or cunning
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for March 31
crescendo n
  1. (music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ).
  2. (figuratively) A gradual increase of anything, especially to a dramatic climax
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