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09/18/2008

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pithy
Definition
concise, to the point
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eschew
Definition
shun, avoid
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moot
Definition
debatable, little value or meaning
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decimate
Definition
completely destroy
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unfettered
Definition
free, unrestrained
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obloquy
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disgrace, public censure
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statutes
Definition
laws
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extemporaneous
Definition
spontaneous
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conclave
Definition
private meeting or large conference
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usurp
Definition

to take or assume (power, a position, property, rights, etc.) and hold in possession by force or without right

 

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execrate
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curse
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fulsome
Definition
disguisting, offensive b/c it is excessive or insincere
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crotchety
Definition
irascible
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carp
Definition
the complain
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apposite
Definition
felicitous, fitting, apt
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embolden
Definition
make confident
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superfluous
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excessive
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arrogate
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to claim without justification, to claim for oneself w/o right, appropriate
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abrogate
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cancel, anul by authority
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adumbrate
Definition
sketch, outline in a shadowy way
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anthropomorphic
Definition
attributing human qualities to nonhumans, personification
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aplomb
Definition
poise, confidence
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apothegm
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short, instructive saying
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apotheosis
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deification, glorified ideal
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bacchanalian
Definition
drunkenly festive
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balk
Definition
refuse, shirk, prevent
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beatific
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saintly, angelic

  1. making blissful or blessed
  2. showing happiness or delight; blissful a beatific smile

 

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behemoth
Definition
huge creature
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benison
Definition
blessing
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bilious
Definition
  1. of the bile
  2. having or resulting from some ailment of the bile or the liver
  3. having the appearance of one who has such an ailment
  4. bad-tempered; cross
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bulwark
Definition
defense wall, anything that serves as a defense
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calamitous
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disastrous, catastrophic
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carom
Definition
to strike and rebound (like a ball bouncing off of a wall)
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cavalcade
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a procession
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charlatan
Definition
quack, fake
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chattel
Definition
piece of personal property
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chimerical
Definition
fanciful, imaginary, visionary, impossible
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choleric
Definition
easily angered, short-tempered
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cognomen
Definition
family name
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comeliness
Definition
physical grace and beauty
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commodious
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roomy, spacious
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compunctious
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feeling guilty, or having misgivings
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conflagration
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big, destructive fire
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congenial
Definition
similar in tastes and habits
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consanguineous
Definition
of same origin, related by blood
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corpulence
Definition
obesity
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corrugate
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to mold in a shape w/ parallel grooves and ridges
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coven
Definition
group of witches
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descry
Definition
discover, or reveal
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diluvial
Definition
relating to a flood
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discomfit
Definition
to cause perplexity and embarrassment
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dolor
Definition
sadness
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doughty
Definition
courageous
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effulgent
Definition
brilliantly shining
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egregious
Definition
1. Archaic remarkable
2. outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad; flagrant an egregious error

outrageous
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emend
Definition
correct a text
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emollient
Definition
having soothing qualities
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ennui
Definition
boredom, apathy
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evince
Definition
show clearly, display, signify
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expatiate
Definition
to wander, discus or describe in length
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expiate
Definition
atone, make amends for
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expunge
Definition
erase, eliminate completely
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fealty
Definition
intense loyalty
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fey
Definition
  1. Now Chiefly Scot.
    1. fated; doomed to death: archaic except in Scottish usage
    2. in an unusually excited state, formerly believed to portend sudden death
  2. strange or unusual in any of certain ways, as, variously, eccentric, whimsical, visionary, elfin, shy, otherworldly
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filch
Definition
to steal
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filial
Definition
appropriate for a child
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foliate
Definition
grow, sprout leaves
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forswear
Definition
repudiate, renounce, disclaim
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fracas
Definition
noisy dispute
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fulminate
Definition
explode with anger
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gauche
Definition
crude, socially awkward
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gibe
Definition
make heckling taunting remarks
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gnostic
Definition
having to do w/ knowledge
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gratuitous
Definition
free, voluntary, unnecceary or unjustified
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gustatory
Definition
relating to sense of taste
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hackneyed
Definition
worn out by overuse
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ignominious
Definition
disgraceful and dishonorable
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ilk
Definition
type or kind
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impolitic
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unwise
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incarnate
Definition
having bodily form
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indefatigable
Definition
never tired
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infallible
Definition
incapable of making a mistake
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ingress
Definition
entrance
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insidious
Definition
sly, treacherous, devious
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insuperable
Definition
insurmountable, unconquerable
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interlocutor
Definition
someone taking park in a dialogue
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internecine
Definition
deadly to both sides
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interpolate
Definition
to insert, change by adding new works or material
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interstice
Definition
space between things
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intimation
Definition
clue, suggestion
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inveterate
Definition
confirmed, long standing, deeply rooted
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invidious
Definition
likely to provoke ill will, offensive
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jibe
Definition
shift suddenly from one side to the other
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juggernaut
Definition
huge force destroying everything in its path
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jurisprudence
Definition
philosophy of law
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kismet
Definition
fate
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lambaste
Definition
disapprove angrily
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lexicon
Definition
dictionary, list of words
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libidinous
Definition
lustful
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liniment
Definition
medicinal liquid used externally to easy pain
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macabre
Definition
gruesome, producing horror
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malapropism
Definition
humorous misuse of a word
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manifold
Definition
diverse, varied, comprised of many parts
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mawkish
Definition
sickeningly sentimental
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megalomania
Definition
mental state with delusions of wealth and power
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mordacious
Definition
caustic, biting
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mote
Definition
small particle, speck
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nebulous
Definition
vague, cloudy
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necromancy
Definition
black magic
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nefarious
Definition
vicious, evil
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nihilism
Definition
belief that existence and all traditional values are meaningless
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noxious
Definition
harmful, unwholesome
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obfuscate
Definition
confuse, obscure
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obstreperous
Definition
troublesome, boisterous, unruly
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ouster
Definition
expulsion, ejection
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paean
Definition
songe of praise or thanksgiving
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panacea
Definition
cure-all
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parochial
Definition
1. of or in a parish or parishes
2. restricted to a small area or scope; narrow; limited; provincial a parochial outlook
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parsimony
Definition
stinginess
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