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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adverb

in a way that is correct and exact; without error

“She measured the ingredients accurately to ensure the cake turned out perfectly.”

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charade

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ʃəˈɹeɪd/

A genre of riddles where the clues to the answer are descriptions or puns on its syllables, with a final clue to the whole.

Origin

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Common Phrases

. charadecharade wholecharade littlecharade elaborate
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Synonyms

acted charadedumb charadefarceshampasquinadetravesty

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Related Words

takeoffburlesquespoofparodysendupmockerylampoon

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