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10/26/2009

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antebellum
Definition
existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War (1861-65)
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bellicose
Definition
warlike, aggressive, quarrelsome
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inimical
Definition
hostile, unfriendly, harmful
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paramour
Definition
a lover, often secret, now allowed by law or custom
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recrimination
Definition
an accusation in retaliation for an accusation made against oneself; the making of such an accusation
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approbation
Definition
a formal or official act of approving; praise, usually given with pleasure of enthusiasm
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probity
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absolute honesty and uprightness
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reprobate
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a person of thoroughly bad character
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gravid
Definition
pregnant or enlarged with something
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cicerone
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a guide, especially one who takes tourists to museums, monuments, or architectural sites and explains what is being seen
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hector
Definition
to bully; to intimidate or harass by bluster or personal pleasure
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nestor
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a senior figure or leader in one's field
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stentorian
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extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of sound
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sybaritic
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marked by luxurious or sensual way of life
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provenance
Definition
origin or source
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incipient
Definition
starting to come into being or to become evident
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intractable
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not easily handled, led, taught, or controlled
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obsequious
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excessively submissive, obedient, or flattering
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delphic
Definition
unclear, ambiguous, confusing
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Dionysian
Definition
frenzied, orgiastic
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mercurial
Definition
having rapid and unpredictable changes of mood
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epiphyte
Definition
a plant that obtains its nutrients from the air and the rain and usually grows on another plant for support
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epitaph
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an inscription on a grave or tomb in memory of the one buried there
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epithet
Definition
1) a descriptive word or phrase occurring with or in place of the name of a person or thing; 2) an insulting or demeaning word or phrase
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hypochondriac
Definition
a person unduly concerned with health and often suffering from delusions of physical disease
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thermocline
Definition
the region in a body of water that divides the warmer, oxygen-rich surface layer from the colder, oxygen-poor deep water
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thermocouple
Definition
a device for measuring temperature that makes use of the way different metals respond to heat
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polyglot
Definition
1) one who can speak or write several languages; 2) having or using several languages
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polyphony
Definition
music consisting of two or more independent but harmonious melodies
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primiparous
Definition
1) bearing a first offspring; 2) having borne only one previous offspring
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primogeniture
Definition
an exclusive right of inheritance belonging to the eldest son of a single set of parents
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homologous
Definition
developing from the same or a similar part of a remote ancestor
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creditable
Definition
worthy of praise
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diffident
Definition
1) lacking confidence, timid; 2) cautious or unassertive
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fiduciary
Definition
1) having to do with a confidence or trust; 2) held in trust for another
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perfidy
Definition
faithlessness, disloyalty, treachery
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