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12/08/2012

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Abrogate
Definition
To cancel, destroy, revoke or void.
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Acerbic
Definition
Sharp, biting, or acid in temper, expression or tone.
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Acrimony
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Bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness.
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Acumen
Definition
Quickness of perception or discernment
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Adumbrate
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To disclose partially or guardedly
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Allegory
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The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
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Ameliorate
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To make or grow better
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Aphorism
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A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage.
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Apocryphal
Definition
Of doubtful authority or authenticity
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Arcane
Definition
Understood by only a few
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Avarice
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An excessive desire of gain; greediness
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Banal
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Commonplace; trivial
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Bifurcate
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To divide into two parts or branches
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Binary
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Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components.
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Bi-polar
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Having two opposite or contradictory ideas
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Cadre
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A core or nucleus of trained or otherwise qualified personnel around which an organization is formed
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Capricious
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Whimsical; changeable
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Carpe diem
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Seize the moment
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Caveat
Definition
A warning or caution
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Chicanery
Definition
The use of trickery to deceive
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Chortle
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To utter, or express with, a snorting, exultant laugh or chuckle
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Codicil
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An amendment to an existing will.
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Collegial
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Characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues
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Concatenation
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A chain; a succession
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Consanguineous
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Related by blood; descended from the same ancestor.
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Demagogue
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A leader who tries to stir up people by appeals to emotion, prejudice, etc., in order to achieve power
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Diction
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The choice and use of words in speech or writing.
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Didactic
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Conveying instruction; teaching some moral lesson
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Dilatory
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Inclined to put off what ought to be done at once
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Disingenuous
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Generally, it means not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating. Not surprisingly, the word is used often in political contexts
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Eclectic
Definition
Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources
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e.g.
Definition
Exempli gratia: (for example)
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Egalitarian
Definition
Favoring social equality; “a classless society”
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Ellipsis
Definition
Omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences with a mark or series of marks (… or ***. for example)
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Ephemeral
Definition
Short lived
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Equivocate
Definition
To be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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Erudite
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Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned
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Ethereal
Definition
Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible
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