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  • 101rob|o|rant — «ROB uhr uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. strengthening. –n. a roborant medicine; tonic. ╂[< Latin rōborāns, antis, present participle of rōborāre to strengthen < rōbur, oris strength; (originally) oak tree] …

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  • 102sat|u|rant — «SACH uhr uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. saturating. –n. any substance that charges, impregnates, or neutralizes completely …

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  • 103so|no|rant — «suh NR uhnt, NOHR », noun. Phonetics. a sound having more sonority than the stops and fricatives, but less than the vowels, occurring in both syllabic and nonsyllabic position, as l, m, n, ng, and r; sonant. ╂[< sonor(ous) + ant] …

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  • 104spi|rant — «SPY ruhnt», noun, adjective. Phonetics. = fricative. (Cf. ↑fricative) ╂[< Latin spīrāns, antis, present participle of spīrāre to breathe] …

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  • 105su|sur|rant — «su SUR uhnt», adjective. softly rustling or murmuring; whispering. ╂[< Latin susurrāns, antis, present participle of susurrāre to whisper, hum < susurrus susurrus] …

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  • 106ty|rant — «TY ruhnt», noun. 1. a person who uses his power cruelly or unjustly; one who treats those under his control tyrannically; despot: »A good teacher is never a tyrant. Necessity is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves (William Pitt).… …

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  • 107war|rant|a|bil|i|ty — «WR uhn tuh BIHL uh tee, WOR », noun. the quality of being warrantable …

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  • 108war|rant|a|bly — «WR uhn tuh blee, WOR », adverb. in a warrantable manner; justifiably; defensibly …

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  • 109war|rant|er — «WR uhn tuhr, WOR », noun. a person who warrants …

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  • 110war|rant|less — «WR uhnt lihs, WOR », adjective. without warrant; unauthorized; unjustifiable: »warrantless invasion of privacy …

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