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34. covert  [kóuvərt｜kΛv-]

 

 

 

secret

hidden

secrecy

 

 

nou. 1.  a flock of coots

       2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

adj.  1. secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed    

       2. being under the protection of her husband       

 

<EXAMPLE>

1. The organization is secret and covert.

2. The war was more stealthy and covert in nature.

3. She was the commander-general of the Covert Ops.

 

 

 

35. comb [koum]

 

 

girl

hair

brush

 

 n.   1. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair

      2. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

      3. any of several tools for straightening fibers

      4. ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore

vrb. 1. straighten with a comb 

       2. search thoroughly 

       3. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

 

 

 

<EXAMPLE>

1. I am wont to comb my hair with my fingers.

2. The mane comb is also used for pulling the mane.

3. The comb of the sebright is also one of its signature features. 

 

 

 

36. abound   [əbáund]

 

 

prosper

overflow

afflent

 

 

vrb. 1. be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities 

      2.be in a state of movement or action  

 

 

 

<EXAMPLE>

1. The waters around the rocks abound in fish.

2. Examples of the bias and shoddy research abound.

3. Wordplay and risque humor abound in his writing.