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List 32
Words - Vol. 2
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08/29/2012
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Term
hypothecate
 Definition
pledge as security
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heterodox
 Definition
unorthodox
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paterfamilias
 Definition
male head of family
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putative
 Definition
thought-to-be
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aver
 Definition
affirm or declare
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 megaton
 Definition
force of a million tons of dynamite
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sangfroid
 Definition
cold-blooded composure
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alter ego
 Definition
second self
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altercation
 Definition
heated dispute
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contravene
 Definition
go against
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confluence
 Definition
a flowing together
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circumlocution
 Definition
talking in circles
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soliloquy
 Definition
speech to oneself
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mollify
 Definition
make soft
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gregarious
 Definition
sociable
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