The New Oxford American Dictionary Quotes.

11. "esp. (in mining) one used for washing ore. a channel for conveying molten metal from a furnace or container to a ladle or mold. laun·der·er n. Middle English (as a noun denoting a person who washes linen): contraction of lavender, from Old French lavandier, based on Latin lavanda 'things to be washed', from lavare 'to wash'. laun·der·ette (also laun·drette) n. a laundromat. laun·dress n. a woman who is employed to launder clothes and linens. Laun·dro·mat (also laun·dro·mat) n. TRADEMARK an establishment with coin-operated washing machines"
- Erin McKean, The New Oxford American Dictionary

12. "cav·il v. [intrans.] make petty or unnecessary objections: they caviled at the cost."
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13. "laun·dry list n. a long or exhaustive list of people or things: there's a laundry list of possible triggers for migraines. laun·dry·man n. (pl. -men) a man who is employed to launder clothes and linens, or deliver them to customers. Laur·a·sia a vast continental area believed to have existed in the northern hemisphere and to have resulted from the breakup of Pangaea in Mesozoic times. It comprised the present North America, Greenland, Europe, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas. lau·re·ate n. a person who is honored with an award for outstanding"
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14. "mel·lif·lu·ous"
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15. "pax"
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16. "short for POET LAUREATE. ■ adj. POETIC/LITERARY wreathed with laurel as a mark of honor. (of a crown or wreath) consisting of laurel. lau·re·ate·ship n. late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin laureatus, from laurea 'laurel wreath', from laurus 'laurel'. Linked entries: POET LAUREATE ■ Lau·rel a city in central Maryland, between Washington, DC, and Baltimore; pop. 19,960. lau·rel n. 1 any of a number of shrubs and other plants with dark green"
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17. "- short for MOUNTAIN LAUREL. - short for CHERRY LAUREL. - the bay tree. See BAY2 . 2 an aromatic evergreen shrub related to the bay tree, several kinds of which form forests in tropical and warm countries.  Lauraceae 3 (usu. laurels) the foliage of the bay tree woven into a wreath or crown and worn on the head as an emblem of victory or mark of honor in classical times. FIGURATIVE honor: she has rightly won laurels for this brilliantly perceptive first novel. ■ v. (-reled, -rel·ing; BRIT. -relled, -rel·ling) [trans.] adorn with or as if with a laurel: they banish our anger forever when they laurel the graves of our dead. □ look to one's laurels be careful not to lose one's superior position to a rival. □ rest on one's laurels be so"
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18. "has already achieved that one makes no further effort. Middle English lorer, from Old French lorier, from Provençal laurier, from earlier laur, from Latin laurus. Linked entries: MOUNTAIN LAUREL ■ CHERRY LAUREL ■ BAY ■ Lau·rel and Har·dy U.S. comedy duo that consisted of Stan Laurel (born Arthur Stanley Jefferson) (1890-1965) and Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). British-born Laurel played the scatterbrained and often tearful innocent; Hardy played his pompous, overbearing, and frequently exasperated friend. They brought their distinctive slapstick comedy to many movies from 1927. Lau·ren·tian Pla·teau another"
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19. "CANADIAN SHIELD. Laurentian from Latin Laurentius 'Lawrence' (from St. Lawrence River) + -AN. Linked entries: CANADIAN SHIELD ■ -AN ■ Lau·ri·er Sir Wilfrid (1841-1919), Canadian statesman; prime minister 1896-1911. He was Canada's first French-Canadian and first Roman Catholic prime minister. lau·rus·ti·nus n. an evergreen winter-flowering viburnum with dense glossy green leaves and white or pink flowers, native to the Mediterranean area and cultivated elsewhere.  Viburnum tinus, family Caprifoliaceae. early 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin laurus 'laurel' + tinus 'wild laurel'."
- Erin McKean, The New Oxford American Dictionary

20. "sensitivity:"
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