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12/18/2010

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Indifference
Definition
Lack interest or concern for something
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Garrulity
Definition
garrulous; or talkativeness 
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Propriety
Definition
conformity or establish standards, good proper behavior
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Impetuousness 
Definition
impulsiveness, sudden, violent
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Refuting
Definition
to prove to be false or erroneous, prove someone wrong
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Bewilder
Definition
to confuse, perplex
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Allusion
Definition
metaphor, casual reference
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Personification
Definition
A description of an object as being a living person or animal 
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Blustering
Definition
loud, noisy, to roar tumultuous
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Banter
Definition
fool, teasing
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Insolence
Definition
Rude, arrogance, contempt
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Pompous
Definition
Ostentatious, arrogant, egoistic, boastful
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Verisimilitude
Definition
Authenticity, Plausibility
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Devoid
Definition
not possessing, free from, bare
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Platitude
Definition
Cliche, over used
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Alluded
Definition
to hint at, bring up, suggest
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Jest
Definition
to joke, banter, witting
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Contentious
Definition
quarrelsome, argumentative, belligerent
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Superseded
Definition
Take the place of; override, replace in power
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Delineation
Definition
to sketch, or outline
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Enmity
Definition
Hatred; ill will; animosity
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Abates
Definition
reduce in amount, degree, intensity, lessen
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Nominally
Definition
in name, by or as regards name
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Interlocutors
Definition
a person who takes part in a conversation or dialogue, interrogator
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Ostensible
Definition
suppose, quasi, so called
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Opprobrium
Definition
disgrace, discredit, debasing
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Preeminent
Definition
surpassing, superior 
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Sycophant
Definition
servile flatterer
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Hedge
Definition
to avoid a rigid commitment by qualifying or modifying a position so as to permit withdrawal; prevent complete lost
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Appalling
Definition
causing dismay or horror
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Gerontocrats
Definition
a state of government which is rule by a council of elder
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Exuberance
Definition
energetic, enthusiastic
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Spendthrift
Definition
a person who spends possession or money extravagantly or wastefully
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Prodigal
Definition
extravagant
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Frugal
Definition
opposite of prodigal
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Bewitchment
Definition
beguile, to fool, allure
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Anthology
Definition
a book or other collection of selected writing writing by various authors
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Fickle
Definition
likely to change due to caprice or irresolution
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Unfathomable
Definition
unable to comprehend the truth
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Brow
Definition
Ridge of the eye
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Virility
Definition
potency, forceful, machismo
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Salubrious
Definition
healthful, beneficial, whoesome
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Climes
Definition
Climate
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Penchant
Definition
strong inclination towards something, fondness
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Penury
Definition
extreme poverty, scarcity; dearth; inadequacy, destitution
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Credence
Definition
trust, acceptance, assurance, reliance
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Countenances
Definition
Appearance, especially, the look of face
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Proclivities
Definition
Natural, habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition
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Accrue
Definition
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition
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Dislodge
Definition
to remove or force out of a particular place, drive out hidden place
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Alacrity
Definition
cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness; briskness
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Merely
Definition
purely, nothing more
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Stymie
Definition
thwart, hinder, impede
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Circumvent
Definition
fool, mislead, deceive
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Allegory
Definition
a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material form
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Accordance
Definition
agreement; conformity
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Parable
Definition
a short allegorical story design to illustrate to teach some truth; moral lesson
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Rhetorical 
Definition
Rhetoric; wordiness, flowery in speach
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