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  Word Descriptions debacle, gist, reconnaissance, nemesis, denotation, bureaucracy, implacable, unobtrusive, phaeton, huffing


   
Description of debacle (noun)
a sound defeat; drubbing; slaughter; trouncing; whipping



   
Description of gist (noun)
the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; core; center



   
Description of reconnaissance (noun)
the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)



   
Description of nemesis (noun: nemeses)
vengeful opponent



   
Description of denotation (noun)
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; extension



   
Description of bureaucracy (noun: bureaucracies)
any organization in which action is obstructed by insistence on unnecessary procedures and red tape



   
Description of implacable (adjective)
incapable of being placated



   
Description of unobtrusive (adjective)
inconspicuous



   
Description of phaeton (noun)
large open car seating four with folding top; tourer



   
Description of huffing (noun)
an act of forcible exhalation; snorting



  Determinations of the words debacle, gist, reconnaissance, nemesis, denotation, bureaucracy, implacable, unobtrusive, phaeton, huffing

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