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05/02/2013

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Ardor
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(N) strong enthusiasm or devotion; fiery intensity of feeling
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Contrive
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(V) to devise; to plan with cleverness; to scheme
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Facet
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(N) aspect, phase, side
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Feign
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(V) to imitate deceptively, to represent falsely, to pretend
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Laden
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(A) burdened, loaded down, oppressed
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Penury
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(N) extreme poverty, destitution
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Portentous
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(A) ominous; foreboding
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Redress
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(V) to set right, to remedy, to rectify
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Surmise
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(V) to infer without sufficient evidence, to guess
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Vacuous
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(A) lacking intelligence, empty, devoid of substance
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Broach
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(V) to begin a discussion about something difficult
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Dubious
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(A) questionable; doubtful, not able to be trusted
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Formidable
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(A) Causing dread, inspiring respect or awe because of size/power
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Impetuous
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(A) impulsive; rash; acting suddenly without thought or care
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Modicum
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(N) Moderate or small amount, especially of something valuable
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Orthodox
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(A) conforming to established practices; adhering to tradition; conventional
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Protracted
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(A) drawn out and lengthened in time, prolonged, lasting for a long time
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Spurious
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(A) false, fake, forged
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Virulent
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(A) harmful, venomous; malignant
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Wizened
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(A) shriveled or wrinkled with age, dry; withered
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Acumen
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(N) sharpness or insight; keen perception; shrewd judgment
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Deride
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(V) to ridicule, to mock, to laugh at in contempt
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Dilatory
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(A) tending to delay or procrastinate; slow, tardy
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Insidious
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(A) stealthily deceitful, intended to entrap; crafty
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Intractable
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(A) hard to control or direct; stubborn
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Litigious
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(A) argumentative; quarrelsome
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Quell
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(V) to put an end to; to suppress, to extinguish
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Retort
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(V or N) to answer back, usually in a sharp, angry or witty manner
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Tacit
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(A) understood without being stated; implied; unvoiced
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Volition
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(N) the power of using ones own will; the act of king a choice or decision
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Alacrity
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(N) cheerful, readiness or willingness, liveliness
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Chicanery
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(N) trickery, subterfuge, deception
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Circumspect
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(A) careful, cautious, prudent
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Impasse
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(N) deadlock, stand-still
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Invective
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(N) insulting, abusive, highly critical language
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Malinger
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(V) deliberately avoid work, to feign illness to avoid work/duty
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Moribund
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(A) dying, ending
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Rankle
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(V) to cause anger, irritation, annoyance
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Upraid
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(V) to criticize severely, to find fault with
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Venal
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(A) corrupt, purchasable, open to bribery
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Audacious
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(A) daring, bold
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Disputatious
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(A) argumentative, fond of argument, willing to argue
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Impervious
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(A) impenetrable, incapable of being hurt, resilient
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Officious
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(A) domineering, intrusive, meddlesome
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Pragmatic
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(A) practical, business-like, factual
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Plausible
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(A) seeming likely to be true but open to doubt, worthy of belief
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Rancorous
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(A) bitter, hateful
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Thwart
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(V) to prevent, to frustrate
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Torpid
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(A) sluggish, inactive, lazy
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Wane
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(V) to decrease in strength, to decrease gradually, to grow smalelr
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Boorish
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(A) crude, rude, offensive, ill-mannered
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Cajole
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(V) to coax, tease, wheedle
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Deprecate
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(V) to oppose, to plead against
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Intransigent
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(A) stubborn, uncompromising, unyielding
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Harangue
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(N) long, noisy, pompous speech
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Mien
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(N) demeanor, manner or bearing
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Pugnacious
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(A) combative in nature, quarrelsome, belligerent
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Sanguine
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(A) optimistic, cheerful
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Trenchant
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(A) forceful, vigorously effective, keen and sharp
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Vainglorious
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(A) boastful, pompous, smug, conceited
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Aberration
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(N) abnormality, deviation
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Dour
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(A) sullen, gloomy, morose
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Ensconce
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(V) firmly established, settled securely
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Fractious
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(A) inclined to make trouble, unruly, irritable
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Indelible
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(A) cannot be erased, forgotten, eliminated
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Largess
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(N) generosity with gifts and money
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Ruse
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(N) act intended to deceive or trick
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Staunch
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(A) loyal, faithful, dependable
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Vitriolic
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(A) biting, sharp, corrosive, acidic
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Waylay
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(V) accost unexpectedly, to ambush, to lie and wait
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Banter
Definition
good humor; playful conversation
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Bestial
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brutal, vial, cruel and violent
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Cant
Definition
insincerety, hypocrisy, meaningless phrases
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Florid
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1) reddish, rosy, reddy 2) flowery and showy as in language
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Martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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Myopic
Definition
narrow minded; short sighted
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Prerogative
Definition
exclusive right, power or privilege
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Ruminate
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to meditate or ponder; to chew on for an extended period
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Trite
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lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of overuse; stale; unoriginal
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Vicarious
Definition
acting or serving as a substitute; felt or enjoyed through imagined participation of others
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