Reconnoiter
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
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A small boat with a pilot and midshipman was sent in to reconnoiter the harbor.
Provender
food for domestic livestock
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The horses were stabled in a corner, and supplied with provender.
Laconic
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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the laconic reply; `yes'
Eristic
a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
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Eristic dialogue is arguing for the sake of conflict, fighting, and often to see who can yell the loudest.
Harridan
a scolding (even vicious) old woman
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She has been sitting there, chewing gum, and screaming like an old harridan.
Perfidiou
treacherous; disloyal
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The czarina was strong-minded, but neither cruel nor perfidious.
Smithereen
a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
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The pilot thumbs a firing button, and a family is blown to smithereens.
Empathy
understanding and entering into another's feelings
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The ethical rationale of the fast is to teach self-discipline, humility, and empathy with the poor.
Duplicity
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
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Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive.
Esculent
Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely eaten by man.
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The esculent variety, in Europe, is the common green or gibbous frog, the Rana esculenta of Linnus.
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