tucket - Short lively tune played on brass instruments.
follow-up - A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment.
Synonyms: reexamination, review
Usage: Heather hated going to the doctor, but she knew it was important to go to her follow-up and make sure everything was healing properly.
baccarat - A card game in which the winner is the player who holds two or three cards totaling closest to nine.
Synonyms: chemin de fer
Usage: Because baccarat attracts wealthy players who place enormous bets, a casino can win or lose millions of dollars a night on the game.
platitude - A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.
Usage: A trite platitude about his not caring to lose her was on his lips, but he refrained from uttering it.
spelunker - One who explores caves chiefly as a hobby; a caver.
Usage: The spelunkers were lost in the cave and worried that their minimal rations, two granola bars and a bag of salted peanuts, would not last long.
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