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11/19/2009

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Adumbrate
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To give an incomplete or faint idea of; to give a sketchy outline
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Bombast
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Pompous; overly showy; grandiloquent
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Byline
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Piece of info that is part of an article and which identifies the author; added info that implies authorship
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Carrion
Definition
Rotting, dead flesh
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Conclave
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A private meeting; a secret organization
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Conviction
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A firm belief
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Efface
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To rub out; to remove the surface of
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Equable
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Steady and regular; free from variations
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Expiate
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To make amends; to correct; to atone
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Hermetic
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Sealed; airtight; not allowing the passage of contaminants.
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Ovation
Definition
Enthusiastic approval; usually expressed through loud applause.
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Subdue
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To overcome; to challenge; to suppress
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Wrangle
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To quarrel noisily and disruptively; to attain through arguing
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Drivel
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Nonsense; foolishness
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Moratorium
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A legal delay or postponement; an interruption
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Confound
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To confuse; to perplex
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Colossus
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A gigantic statue; a person or thing of great size or importance
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Insurgent
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Full of rebellion; willing and able to bear arms for a certain cause
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Hackneyed
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Ordinary
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Diaphanous
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Transparent or clear
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Disparate
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Distinct and unique
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Pithy
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Precise and brief
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Austere
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Drab and boring
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Latent
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Dormant or hidden
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Apropos
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Appropriate to the situation; apt.
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Beleaguer
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To besiege; to attack; harass
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Contemn
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To scorn; to censure; to defy
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Cornice
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Ornamental molding that sits atop a column or pillar
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Cozen
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To cheat; to hoodwink; to swindle; to deceive
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Discountenance
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Disfavor; disapproval
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Fractious
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Complaining; bad-tempered; readily angered; irritable
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Fusty
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Moldy; characterized by an unpleasant smell; sickly with neglect
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Gerontocracy
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A government ruled by old people
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Impassive
Definition
Without feeling; expressionless
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Insurrection
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A rebellion
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Lope
Definition
To run or gallop slowly
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Loquacious
Definition
Overly talkative; garrulous
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Peccant
Definition
Sinful or unruly; guilty of violating a rule or common practice
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Piebald
Definition
Of different colors
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Prescience
Definition
The ability to predict the future
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Quail
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To cower; to shrink back; to cringe; to lose hope
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Reputed
Definition
Supposed; purported
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Ruminant
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Contemplative; marked with deep thoughts; meditative
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Sully
Definition
To defile; to tarnish
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Swill
Definition
To drink greedily
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Tendentious
Definition
Promoting a particular point of view; biased; having a definite purpose
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Transcendental
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Beyond common thought or ideas; unable to be understood by practical experiences; understood through intuition only
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Voluble
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Characterized by a constant speech; fluent
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Appurtenance
Definition
Something that is added to another, more important thing; an accessory
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Stipple
Definition
To engrave, draw or paint by small dots or motions
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Ruminant
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Contemplative; marked with deep thoughts; meditative
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Fractious
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Complaining; bad-tempered; readily angered
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Frowzy
Definition
Dirty; untidy; smelling bad
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Svelte
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Slim, slender
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Sanguinary
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Bloody; giving to much bloodshed
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Rueful
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Sorrowful or mournful
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Diaphanous
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Sheer (of cloth), transparent, gauzy
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Purloined
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Stolen or embezzled
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Perfidious
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Treacherous; having a disloyal disposition; tending to cheat, lie and mislead
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Incandescent
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Strikingly bright with intense heat
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Lugubrious
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Sorrowful; excessively sad; gloomy
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Cantata
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A story set to music
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Halcyon
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Tranquil and free from disturbance
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Zealous
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Enthusiastic, eager, diligent, intense, passionate
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Bellicose
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Ready or inclined to quarrel, fight or go to war
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Tenuous
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Flimsy or weak
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Querulous
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Tending to complain; whining
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Precarious
Definition
unsafe; dangerously unstable, uncertain or insecure
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Diatribe
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Bitter criticism; verbal or written attack on someone
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Antipathy
Definition
Strongly negative feeling; dislike for something or somebody
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Assuage
Definition
provide relief
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Surreptitious
Definition
trying to avoid being noticed; done in a concealed or underhand way
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