a republic in western Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 | two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees |
(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition |
| insincere talk about religion or morals |
| a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force |