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Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

TermDefinition
Receptionist a person employed to greet telephone callers, visitors, and patients
Waning a gradual decrease
Tarnish to become dull or discolored
Vixen a woman with a temper
Dingy dirty
Nunchuck a weapon with two sticks joined by a short length of cord, chain, or rawhide
Poinsettia The bright red potted plants you see everywhere at Christmastime
Rein full control
Obliged someone who is bound to follow through on whatever is expected of him
Brittle easily broken
Doppelganger a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart
Gawk when you stare in amazement at something
Unabated keeps on going without stopping or slowing down
Luxurious something that is of very high quality or expensive taste
Quiver a trembling, shaking motion
Bedecked to deck out; adorn, especially in a showy or gaudy manner
Ban forbid something from being or happening
Spastic involuntary jerky movement
Console a central compartment
Therapy the act of caring for someone, or the method of caring
Exuberant really happy and enthusiastic about something
Recreational something you do, just for fun
Congregate to come together, to assemble, or to gather
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