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09/24/2010

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am·big·u·ous    
Definition

:having the possibility of being understood in several ways

: doubtful or uncertain

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am·biv·a·lent    
Definition

: having simultaneous and opposite feelings toward an object, person, or action

: being indecisive about which of two opposite paths to follow

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anom·a·ly    
Definition

: someone or something odd or strange in quality; peculiarity

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ap·pli·ca·ble    
Definition

: appropriate; relevant

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be·nign    
Definition

: showing gentleness or kindness; favorable

: gracious

: not harmful or malignant

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ca·pit·u·late    
Definition

: to surrender, usually after certain terms are reached

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cryp·tic    
Definition

: secret; hidden

: mysterious or puzzling

: using a code or cipher

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dis·cern    
Definition

: to recognize as distinct

: to see or recognize with the senses

: discriminate

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dis·si·pate    
Definition

: to scatter or spread until vanished

: to use up wastefully or extravagantly

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 endemic    
Definition

: native to a place or a people

: particular to a specific place

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es·o·ter·ic    
Definition

: understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

: private; confidential

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fa·ce·tious    
Definition

: humorous; jesting; witty

: not to be taken seriously

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ho·lis·tic    
Definition

: concerned with the theory that whole entities have an existence other than the sum of their parts: holistic medicine

  treats both the mind and the body

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hu·bris     
Definition

: exaggerated pride or self-confidence

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ide·al·is·tic    
Definition

: of or pertaining to the pursuit of high or noble goals or purposes

: utopian; visionary; unrealistic

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in·ad·ver·tent    
Definition

: not attentive

: unintentional

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inane
Definition
: empty space
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jux·ta·pose    
Definition

: to place side by side

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ma·lig·nant    
Definition

: to cause harm, suffering, or feelings of hatred

: tending to produce death, as a disease; a tumor

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ne·far·i·ous     
Definition
: flagrantly wicked or evil
Term
os·tra·cize    
Definition

: to exile by banishment

: to exclude from a group by common consent

Term
paucity
Definition

: in number, a few

: in amount, a scarcity

Term
pen·sive    
Definition

: dreamily thoughtful

: feelings of sadness

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per·va·sive    
Definition

: to extend or diffuse itself throughout; to spread through or into every part of; to permeate or saturate

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pla·cate    
Definition
: to soothe or appease especially by concessions
Term
prag·mat·ic    
Definition
: practical
Term
pre·car·i·ous
Definition

: depending on the will or pleasure of another
: dependent on uncertain premises

: dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments

: characterized by a lack of security or stability that threatens with danger.

Term
pre·clude    
Definition

: prevent

: rule out in advance

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predispose
Definition

: to be inclined toward something beforehand

: to make a person susceptible

Term
ram·i·fi·ca·tion    
Definition

: branch, offshoot

: the act or process of branching

: arrangement of branches (as on a plant)
: consequence, outgrowth

Term
ru·di·men·ta·ry
Definition

: fundamental     

: undeveloped; immature; imperfect

Term
 san·guine
Definition

: referring to blood

: the primary bodily humor (one of the four bodily fluids, e.g. blood) characterized by sturdiness, high color and  

  cheerfulness

: the color of  blood

: positive; self-assured

Term
spo·rad·ic    
Definition

: occurring infrequently

Term
te·na·cious    
Definition

: not easily pulled apart

: tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance

: persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired

Term
ten·ta·tive
Definition

: hesitant; not certain

: not finalized; still in development

Term
ubiq·ui·tous    
Definition

: being everyplace at the same time

Term
uto·pia    
Definition

: a state of ideal perfection

: (capitalized) an ideal place

Term
ven·er·ate
Definition

: to regard with great respect

: to honor with a ritual act of devotion

Term
vi·car·i·ous
Definition

: felt as if one were taking part in the feelings or experience of another

: done by one person substituting for another

: acting for another

Term
zeal·ot    
Definition

: one who is enthusiastic and fanatically devoted to a cause

: (capitalized) a member of a Judean sect in the first century A.D. who opposed the Romans ruling Palestine

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