appentice

[ uh-pen-tis, a-pen- ]
/ əˈpɛn tɪs, æˈpɛn- /

noun

penthouse(def 4).

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of appentice

1610–20; < French appentis, Old French apentiz; see penthouse

Words nearby appentice

appendicular muscle, appendicular skeleton, appendicular vein, appendiculate, appendix, appentice, appenzell, appenzell ausser rhoden, appenzell inner rhoden, appenzeller, apperceive
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