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09/26/2011

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Timorous
Definition
Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence
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Vacillate
Definition
Alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
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Panegyric
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A public speech or published text in praise of someone or something
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Mien
Definition
A person's look or manner, esp. one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood
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Punctilious
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Showing great attention to detail or correct behavior
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Vociferous
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Vehement or clamorous
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Waggish
Definition
Humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
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Bedlam
Definition
A scene of uproar and confusion
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Detritus
Definition
Waste or debris of any kind
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Euphonic
Definition
The quality of being pleasing to the ear, esp. through a harmonious combination of words
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Mellifluous
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Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear
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catholic
Definition
(esp. of a person's tastes) Including a wide variety of things; all-embracing
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impute
Definition
Represent (something, esp. something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute
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Gossamer
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A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, which is seen esp. in autumn
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adamantine
Definition
unbreakable
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Primordial
Definition
Basic and fundamental; In the earliest stage of development
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Esoteric
Definition
Intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest
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Modish
Definition
Conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable
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Refractory
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Stubborn or unmanageable; Resistant to a process or stimulus
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Philistine
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A person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them
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Abstruse
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Difficult to understand; obscure
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Quiescence
Definition
a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
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Extant
Definition
Still in existence; surviving
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