Word Definition

1. cliché - a phrase or word that has lost its original effectiveness or power from overuse
2. vigilant - watchful and alert, especially to guard against danger, difficulties, or errors
3. brunet - somebody with dark or brown hair
4. hideous - extremely unpleasant to see; frighteningly horrible to hear
5. zany - a fool, buffoon, or clown; a stock character in Renaissance comedies who mimicked other characters
6. liaison - the exchange of information or the planning of joint efforts by two or more people or groups, often of military personnel
7. ricochet - to hit a surface and bounce, traveling away in a different direction
8. racism - prejudice or animosity against people who belong to other races
9. andiron - either of a pair of metal stands used to hold logs in a fireplace
10. ramose - having many branches or divided into many branches