Definition: (verb) Keep from happening or arising; make impossible.
Synonyms: foreclose, forestall, prevent, forbid.
Usage: Modesty precludes me from accepting the honor.
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musette
Definition: (noun) A small French bagpipe operated with a bellows and having a soft sound.
Synonyms: shepherd’s pipe.
Usage: The young man was adept at the musette and would play it during celebrations.
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worriment
Definition: (noun) A difficulty that causes anxiety.
Synonyms: troublesomeness, inconvenience.
Usage: To him, everything was a worriment, and his anxiety increased every day.
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brachypterous
Definition: (adjective) Having very short or rudimentary wings, as certain insects.
Synonyms: short-winged.
Usage: Some brachypterous insects evade predators by jumping short distances.
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sepulcher
Definition: (noun) A chamber that is used as a grave.
Synonyms: burial chamber.
Usage: The archaeologists opened the sepulcher expecting to find ancient artifacts, but the burial chamber turned out to be completely empty.
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