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Today’s pangrams are CAVATELLI and VACILLATE.
The word CAVATELLI has no known definition.
VACILLATE is defined as be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action. It is also defined as move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern.
ACTIVATE is defined as put in motion or move to act. It is also defined as aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter. It is also defined as make active or more active. It is also defined as make more adsorptive. It is also defined as make (substances) radioactive.
ACTIVE is defined as engaged in or ready for military or naval operations. It is also defined as chemical agent capable of activity. It is also defined as (used of verbs (e.g. `to run’) and participial adjectives (e.g. `running’ in `running water’)) expressing action rather than a state of being. It is also defined as taking part in an activity. It is also defined as in operation. It is also defined as the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb. It is also defined as a person who is a participating member of an organization. It is also defined as characterized by energetic activity. It is also defined as disposed to take action or effectuate change. It is also defined as engaged in full-time work. It is also defined as exerting influence or producing a change or effect. It is also defined as expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:. It is also defined as full of activity or engaged in continuous activity. It is also defined as (of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting. It is also defined as (of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt. It is also defined as (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions. It is also defined as tending to become more severe or wider in scope.
ALIVE is defined as capable of erupting. It is also defined as possessing life. It is also defined as mentally perceptive and responsive. It is also defined as in operation. It is also defined as having life or vigor or spirit. It is also defined as (followed by `to’ or `of’) aware of. It is also defined as (often followed by `with’) full of life and spirit.
ALLEVIATE is defined as make easier. It is also defined as provide physical relief, as from pain.
AVAIL is defined as a means of serving. It is also defined as take or use. It is also defined as be of use to, be useful to. It is also defined as use to one’s advantage.
AVIATE is defined as operate an airplane.
CALVE is defined as give birth to (a calf). It is also defined as release ice.
The word CAVA has no known definition.
CAVE is defined as hollow out as if making a cave or opening. It is also defined as explore natural caves. It is also defined as a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea.
CAVEAT is defined as a warning against certain acts. It is also defined as (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing.
CAVIL is defined as raise trivial objections. It is also defined as an evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections.
CIVET is defined as cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes.
CIVIC is defined as of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals. It is also defined as of or relating or belonging to a city.
CIVIL is defined as not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others. It is also defined as of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals. It is also defined as applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military. It is also defined as of or in a condition of social order. It is also defined as (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life. It is also defined as of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state.
The word CLAVE has no known definition.
CLAVICLE is defined as bone linking the scapula and sternum.
CLEAVE is defined as separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument. It is also defined as come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation. It is also defined as make by cutting into.
The word EAVE has no known definition.
ELECTIVE is defined as a course that the student can select from among alternatives. It is also defined as not compulsory. It is also defined as subject to popular election.
ELEVATE is defined as give a promotion to or assign to a higher position. It is also defined as raise from a lower to a higher position. It is also defined as raise in rank or condition.
EVICT is defined as expel from one’s property or force to move out by a legal process. It is also defined as expel or eject without recourse to legal process.
The word EVICTEE has no known definition.
EVIL is defined as morally objectionable behavior. It is also defined as having the nature of vice. It is also defined as having or exerting a malignant influence. It is also defined as the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice. It is also defined as morally bad or wrong. It is also defined as that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune.
LAVA is defined as rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface.
LAVE is defined as wash one’s face and hands. It is also defined as wash or flow against. It is also defined as cleanse (one’s body) with soap and water.
LEAVE is defined as leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking. It is also defined as remove oneself from an association with or participation in. It is also defined as leave behind unintentionally. It is also defined as produce as a result or residue. It is also defined as transmit (knowledge or skills). It is also defined as put into the care or protection of someone. It is also defined as move out of or depart from. It is also defined as the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty. It is also defined as be survived by after one’s death. It is also defined as the act of departing politely. It is also defined as go away from a place. It is also defined as leave or give by will after one’s death. It is also defined as make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain. It is also defined as act or be so as to become in a specified state. It is also defined as go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness. It is also defined as have left or have as a remainder. It is also defined as permission to do something.
LEVEE is defined as a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court). It is also defined as an embankment that is built in order to prevent a river from overflowing. It is also defined as a pier that provides a landing place on a river.
LEVEL is defined as a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process. It is also defined as indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid. It is also defined as a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line. It is also defined as direct into a position for use. It is also defined as of the score in a contest. It is also defined as become level or even. It is also defined as tear down so as to make flat with the ground. It is also defined as an abstract place usually conceived as having depth. It is also defined as a relative position or degree of value in a graded group. It is also defined as having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another. It is also defined as not showing abrupt variations. It is also defined as a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality. It is also defined as a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale. It is also defined as make level or straight. It is also defined as aim at. It is also defined as being on a precise horizontal plane. It is also defined as height above ground. It is also defined as oriented at right angles to the plumb. It is also defined as talk frankly with; lay it on the line.
LEVITATE is defined as be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity. It is also defined as cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.
LIVE is defined as actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing. It is also defined as have life, be alive. It is also defined as capable of erupting. It is also defined as possessing life. It is also defined as elastic; rebounds readily. It is also defined as be an inhabitant of or reside in. It is also defined as support oneself. It is also defined as continue to live and avoid dying. It is also defined as charged or energized with electricity. It is also defined as have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations. It is also defined as abounding with life and energy. It is also defined as charged with an explosive. It is also defined as exerting force or containing energy. It is also defined as highly reverberant. It is also defined as in current use or ready for use. It is also defined as lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style. It is also defined as of current relevance. It is also defined as pursue a positive and satisfying existence.
TITIVATE is defined as make neat, smart, or trim.
VACATE is defined as leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily. It is also defined as leave behind empty; move out of. It is also defined as cancel officially.
VALE is defined as a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river.
VALET is defined as a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. It is also defined as serve as a personal attendant to.
VALVE is defined as a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it. It is also defined as control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid. It is also defined as device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone. It is also defined as one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods. It is also defined as the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs.
VEAL is defined as meat from a calf.
VEIL is defined as make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing. It is also defined as a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl. It is also defined as the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth). It is also defined as a garment that covers the head and face. It is also defined as a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms. It is also defined as to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil.
VELVET is defined as resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface. It is also defined as smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste. It is also defined as a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back.
VIAL is defined as a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle).
VICE is defined as moral weakness. It is also defined as a specific form of evildoing.
VILE is defined as causing or able to cause nausea. It is also defined as morally reprehensible.
VILLA is defined as Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923). It is also defined as country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard. It is also defined as detached or semidetached suburban house. It is also defined as pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds.
VITAL is defined as urgently needed; absolutely necessary. It is also defined as performing an essential function in the living body. It is also defined as full of spirit; full of life. It is also defined as manifesting or characteristic of life.
VITIATE is defined as corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. It is also defined as make imperfect. It is also defined as take away the legal force of or render ineffective.
VIVACE is defined as (of tempo) very fast and lively.
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