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January 7, 2015
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What does outsource mean?

outsource(verb)
obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out

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January 6, 2015
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What does dingy mean?

begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchy(adj)
thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

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January 5, 2015
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What does setting mean?

setting, scene(noun)
the context and environment in which something is set

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January 4, 2015
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What does awry mean?

askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff(adj)
turned or twisted toward one side

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January 3, 2015
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What does effectually mean?

effectually(adverb)
in an effectual manner

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January 2, 2015
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What does minutely mean?

minutely, circumstantially(adverb)
in minute detail

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January 1, 2015
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What does conglomerate mean?

pudding stone, conglomerate(noun)
a composite rock made up of particles of varying size

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