R.E.B.H

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*alibi
noun ( pl. -bis )
a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place : she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening | a defense of alibi.
• informal an excuse or pretext : a catch-all alibi for failure and inadequacy.
verb ( -bis, -bied, -biing) [ trans. ] informal
offer an excuse or defense for (someone), esp. by providing an account of their whereabouts at the time of an alleged act : her friend agreed to alibi her.
• [ intrans. ] make excuses : not once do I recall him whining or alibiing.

*aggrandize
verb [ trans. ]
increase the power, status, or wealth of : an action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty.
• enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts : he hoped to aggrandize himself by dying a hero's death.
DERIVATIVES
aggrandizement |-ˌdīzmənt; -diz-| noun
aggrandizer noun

*vain
adjective
1 having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth : their flattery made him vain.
2 [ attrib. ] producing no result; useless : a vain attempt to tidy up the room | the vain hope of finding work.
• having no meaning or likelihood of fulfillment : a vain boast.
PHRASES
in vain without success or a result : they waited in vain for a response.
take someone's name in vain use someone's name in a way that shows a lack of respect.
DERIVATIVES
vainly adverb

*genus
noun ( pl. genera |ˈjenərə|or genuses) Biology
a grouping of organisms having common characteristics distinct from those of other such groupings. The genus is a principal taxonomic category that ranks above species and below family, and is denoted by a capitalized Latin name, e.g., Leo.
• (in philosophical and general use) a class of things that have common characteristics and that can be divided into subordinate kinds.

*gourd
noun
1 a fleshy, typically large fruit with a hard skin, some varieties of which are edible.
• a drinking container, water container, or ornament made from the hard hollowed and dried skin of this fruit.
2 a climbing or trailing plant that bears this fruit. • Family Cucurbitaceae (the gourd family): several genera and species, including the colored ornamental gourds ( Cucurbita pepo var. ovifera). The gourd family also includes the marrows, squashes, pumpkins, melons, and cucumbers.
PHRASES
out of one's gourd informal out of one's mind; crazy. • under the influence or alcohol or drugs : he was obviously stoned out of his gourd.
DERIVATIVES
gourdful |-ˌfoŏl| noun ( pl. -fuls).

*graze
verb [ intrans. ]
(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field : cattle graze on the open meadows.
• [ trans. ] (of an animal) feed on (grass or land covered by grass) : llamas graze the tufts of grass.
• [ trans. ] put (cattle, sheep, etc.) to feed on land covered by grass : shepherds who grazed animals on common land.
• informal (of a person) eat small quantities of food at frequent but irregular intervals : advertisers should not encourage children to graze on snacks or sweets.
• informal casually sample something : we grazed up and down the channels.
DERIVATIVES
grazer noun
verb [ trans. ]
scrape the skin of (a part of the body) so as to break the surface but cause little or no bleeding : she fell down and grazed her knees.
• touch or scrape lightly in passing : his hands just grazed hers.
noun
a slight injury where the skin is scraped : it'll be fine, it's only a graze.