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fraught fraught. adj. 1. Filled with a specified element or elements; charged: an incident fraught with danger; an evening fraught with high drama. 2. Marked by or causing distress; emotional: an account of a fraught mother-daughter relationship (Francesca Simon).
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frag frag. vb, frags, fragging or fragged. 1. military (tr) US to kill or wound (a fellow soldier or superior officer) deliberately with an explosive device. [C20: short for fragmentation grenade, as used in Vietnam].
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conflict 1 A state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash: a conflict over water rights. 2  Psychology An emotional or mental disturbance resulting from the opposition or simultaneous functioning of mutually exclusive impulses, desires, or tendencies.
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- Word Origin & History. trouble early 13c., from O.Fr. trubler (11c.), metathesis of turbler, from V.L. *turbulare, from L.L. turbidare to trouble, make turbid, from L. turbidus (see turbid). The noun is attested from early 13c.; troublesome is attested by 1540s. Troubled in ref. to waters, etc., is from late 14c. A trouble-shooter (1905) was originally one who works on telegraph or telephone lines.
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Definitions &Translations Definitions for tempestuoustɛmˈpɛs tʃu əs. stormy, tempestuous(adj) characterized by violent emotions or behavior. a stormy argument; a stormy marriage. angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild(adj) (of the elements) as if showing violent anger.
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- People with Wilson's disease cannot get rid of excess copper and so it builds up in the body, mainly in the liver, the brain, the layer at the front of the eye (called the cornea) and the kidneys. Too much copper in the liver cells (the hepatocytes) is harmful and leads to liver damage.
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rout rout (plural routs) 1  A troop or group, especially of a traveling company or throng. 2  A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the rabble; the herd of common people. 3  The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion.  The act of defeating and breaking up an army or another opponent.
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- 2. Find the Margin Bar. The grayed-out portion on both ends of the document ruler represents the thickness of your left and right margins. 1  If you cannot find the ruler at the top of the page just click the View tab and tick the small box before Ruler inside the “Show group.
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- The Prescott Valley, AZ pollution index is the sum of the most hazardous air pollutants displayed in pounds. The Prescott Valley, AZ pollution index is 41.8% less than the Arizona average and 36.2% less than the national average.
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- Word Origin & History. haughty 1530 (spelling changed on model of caught, etc.), from M.E. haute high in one's own estimation (1430), with adj. suffix, from O.Fr. haut high, from L. altus, with initial h- by infl. of Frank.
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- fraught adjective (ANXIOUS). › UK ​causing or having ​extreme ​worry or ​anxiety: This is one of the most fraught ​weekends of the ​year for the ​security ​forces. The ​atmosphere in the ​office is ​rather fraught.
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- skir·mish. n. 1. A minor battle in war, as one between small forces or between large forces avoiding direct conflict. 2. A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute: a skirmish over the rules before the debate began.
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Radiation Oncology/Toxicity/RTOG RTOG Home Page. Contouring. 1  Dmax: 0.03 cc is approximately 3 mm x 3 mm x 3 mm cube. 2  Bladder [0534]: should be contoured from its base to the dome, excluding the CTV1 (the CTV1 includes the bladder neck).  Femoral head [0534]: should be outlined down to the interface between the greater and lesser trochanters.
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confrontation Definition of confrontation for English Language Learners. : a situation in which people, groups, etc., fight, oppose, or challenge each other in an angry way.
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Definition of 'wraith' Steam rose from the distillation plant, a pale wraith floating on the shoulder of the wind. Ballard, J. G. RUSHING TO PARADISE (2002) Maggie watched powerless as Kate and Joe headed out into the hall, the surprise and disbelief lingering around her like a wraith.
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frazzle To frazzle is to tire or wear someone out. Traffic jams and looming deadlines tend to frazzle people. Frazzle is a funny-looking word, but it means something not-so-funny: being exhausted, physically or mentally. Parents are frazzled by their children crying and running around. A difficult job like serving as a police officer is extremely frazzling.
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variance discord, strife, conflict, contention, dissension, variance mean a state or condition marked by a lack of agreement or harmony.ull Definition of DISSENSION. : disagreement; especially: partisan and contentious quarreling. See dissension defined for English-language learners. See dissension defined for kids.
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conflict See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. verb (used without object) 1. to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory, at variance, or in opposition; clash: The account of one eyewitness conflicted with that of the other. My class conflicts with my going to the concert.
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conflict Definition of conflict. 2a : competitive or opposing action of incompatibles : antagonistic state or action (as of divergent ideas, interests, or persons) a conflict of principlesb : mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands His conscience was in conflict with his duty.
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Twelfth Night 3. 32, Methinks I hear hither your husband's drum, i.e. in imagination I hear the sound of your husband's drum home hither: for fraught = freight, cp. T. a. i.
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- Pursued by two very active young men armed with fire-hardened spears, tottering along with incredible swiftness on his two spindle legs, Kwaque had fallen exhausted at Daughtry's feet and looked up at him with the beseeching eyes of a deer fleeing from the hounds.
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- Historical Examples. 1  A fraise is a palisade horizontal, or nearly so, projecting from the scarp or counterscarp. Manual of Military Training James A. Moss. 2  Too much fraise cannot be awarded to Mr. Watson for his exertions in rescuing this lad. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1.
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- In truth, well nigh the whole of this passage being attended by very prosperous breezes, the Town-Ho had all but certainly arrived in perfect safety at her port without the occurrence of the least fatality, had it not been for the brutal overbearing of Radney, the mate, a Vineyarder, and the bitterly provoked vengeance of Steelkilt, a Lakeman and ...
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The Nine Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks Ingredients: Vodka, Soda water Let's get this one out of the way, because everyone will tell you: If you're trying to watch your weight, drink a vodka and soda. Sure, a vodka and soda is the among the most low-cal ways to drink, but there are dangers associated with it.
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battery At common law, an intentional unpermitted act causing harmful or offensive contact with the person of another. Battery is concerned with the right to have one's body left alone by others. Battery is both a tort and a crime. Its essential element, harmful or offensive contact, is the same in both areas of the law. The main distinction between the two categories lies in the penalty imposed. A defendant sued for a tort is civilly liable to the plaintiff for damages.
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stricken Definition of stricken for Students. 1  1 : showing the effect of disease, misfortune, or sorrow a grief-stricken look. 2  2 : hit or wounded by or as if by an object that was shot or thrown.