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Communication
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07/11/2011

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Term
suitor
Definition
A man who pursues a relationship with a particular woman, with a view to marriage.
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lurid
Definition
Very vivid in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.

Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, esp. giving explicit details of crimes or sexual matters.
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cajole
Definition
Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
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apt
Definition

Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Having a tendency to do something.

 

Quick to learn. 

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macabre
Definition
Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.
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pact
Definition
A formal agreement between individuals or parties.
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aesthetic
Definition
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

Giving or designed to give pleasure through beauty; of pleasing appearance.

A set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.
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albatross
Definition
A source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance.
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ninny
Definition
A foolish person.
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bionic
Definition
Having artificial body parts, esp. electromechanical ones.

Having ordinary human powers increased by or as if by the aid of such devices (real or fictional).
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intervention
Definition
Interference by a country in another's affairs.

Action taken to improve a situation, esp. a medical disorder.
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succumb
Definition
Fail to resist (pressure, temptation, or some other negative force).

Die from the effect of a disease or injury.
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distress
Definition

Cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain. 


Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

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amish
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vasectomy
Definition
The surgical cutting and sealing of part of each vas deferens, typically as a means of sterilization.
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domesticate
Definition
Tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce.

Cultivate (a plant) for food.

Make (someone) fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves.
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triple digit score
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fornicator
Definition
adulterer: someone who commits adultery or fornication.
Term
sudsy
Definition
lathery: resembling lather or covered with lather.
Term
braille
Definition
A form of written language for blind people, in which characters are represented by patterns of raised dots that are felt with the fingertips.
Term
graze
Definition
A slight injury where the skin is scraped.
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envision
Definition
Imagine as a future possibility; visualize.
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secrecy
Definition
The action of keeping something secret or the state of being kept secret.
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articulate
Definition

(of a person or a person's words) Having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. 

 

Express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.

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