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day 23
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11/02/2005
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bete noire
 Definition
a particular object of hate or dread
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cadaverous
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pale; ghastly
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carte blanche
 Definition
unconditional permission or authority
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esoteric
 Definition
confined in a select circle
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forte
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ones strong point
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impasse
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a blinde alley; an insurmountable obstacle
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incongruous
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inadaptable; out of place
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docile
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tractable
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miscegenation
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marriage of mixed races
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moribund
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in a dying state
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nebulous
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hazy; indistinct
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recriminations
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charges retorted; abusive argument
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repercussions
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reververations
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scurrilous
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grossly offensive or vulgar
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soporific
 Definition
tending to produce sleep
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