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01/26/2005

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Term
hoyden
Definition
Noun
A high-spirited, boisterous, or saucy girl.
Adjective
High-spirited; boisterous.
Term
diffident
Definition
Adjective
1. Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid.
Term
equestrian
Definition
Adjective
1. Of or relating to horseback riding or horseback riders. 2. Depicted or represented on horseback: an equestrian statue of a famous monarch.
Noun
One who rides a horse or performs on horseback.
Term
triteness
Definition
Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed.
Term
faux
Definition
Adjective
Artificial; fake
Term
accord
Definition
Verb
tr. 1. To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony.
Term
dubious
Definition
adj.
1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
Term
nonchalant
Definition
adj.
Seeming to be coolly unconcerned or indifferent.
Term
indignant
Definition
Adjective
Anger aroused by something unjust, mean, or unworthy.
Term
sadistic
Definition
Adjective
1. The deriving of sexual gratification or the tendency to derive sexual gratification from inflicting pain or emotional abuse on others. 2. The deriving of pleasure, or the tendency to derive pleasure, from cruelty. 3. Extreme cruelty.
Term
perturbation
Definition
Noun
1. To disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious. 2. To throw into great confusion.
Term
folly
Definition
Noun
1. A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight. 2. a. An act or instance of foolishness b. A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.
Term
expiate
Definition
verb
To make amends or reparation for; atone: expiate one's sins by acts of penance.
Term
tenacious
Definition
adj.
1. Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view.
2. Holding together firmly; cohesive: a tenacious material.
3. Clinging to another object or surface; adhesive: tenacious lint.
4. Tending to retain; retentive: a tenacious memory.
Term
inebriate
Definition
verb
1. To make drunk; intoxicate.
2. To exhilarate or stupefy as if with alcohol.
adj. (-t)
Intoxicated.
n. (-t)
An intoxicated person.
Term
egregious
Definition
adj.
Conspicuously bad or offensive
Term
cuirass
Definition
n.
1. A piece of armor for protecting the breast and back.
2. The breastplate alone.
Term
asbestos
Definition
noun
Noncombustible grayish mineral that occurs in fibrous form and has been us a fireproof material
Term
julep
Definition
Noun
a drink made of bourbon, sugar, and mint served over crusehd ice
Term
Nefarious
Definition
Adjective
very wicked, evil
Term
chub
Definition
noun
a kind of carp
Term
apotheosis
Definition
Deification
Term
cupola
Definition
small structure on top of a roof or building
Term
progenitor
Definition
a direct ancestor
Term
devilment
Definition
mischief
Term
impunity
Definition
exemption from punishment, harm, or loss
Term
delineate
Definition
# To draw or trace the outline of; sketch out.
# To represent pictorially; depict.
# To depict in words or gestures; describe.
Term
depilatory
Definition
Having the capability to remove hair.
Term
efface
Definition
# To rub or wipe out; erase.
# To make indistinct as if by rubbing:
Term
mien
Definition
An appearance or aspect.
Term
atavism
Definition
The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes.
Term
dowry
Definition
Money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage
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