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11/03/2005

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Augury
Definition
an omen or prophecy
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Connoisseur
Definition
a person who is able to judge in matters of art or taste
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Debauchery
Definition
moral corruption
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Diatribe
Definition
bitter denunciation or criticism, anathema
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Ebullient
Definition
overflowing with excitement, showing enthusiasm
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Gratis
Definition
free
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Lachrymose
Definition
tearful
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Legerdemain
Definition
sleight of hand
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Rectitude
Definition
a state of moral integrity
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Schism
Definition
a divisio of a group into two seperate groups
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Schism
Definition
a division of a group into two seperate groups
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Abrogate
Definition
to abolish, to do away with
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Defuse
Definition
to remove or to lessen danger or hostility
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Effrontery
Definition
extreme boldness audacity
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Egregious
Definition
very bad, shocking, conspicuously bad
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Libertarian
Definition
one who favors absolute liberty and freedom
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Noxious
Definition
harmful, unwholesome
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Palatable
Definition
agreeable to the taste, acceptable
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Palliate
Definition
to ease pain, guilt or intensity
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Pernicious
Definition
very destructive or harmful, deadly
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Temerity
Definition
boldness that is foolhardy
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Amenity
Definition
useful or attractive feature or service, for example, leisure facilities
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Anathema
Definition
somebody or something that is greatly disliked or detested and is therefore shunned
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Balky
Definition
difficult and uncooperative
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Confluent
Definition
used to describe streams that blend or flow into one; merging into one
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Disconcerting
Definition
making somebody feel uneasy confusion and dismay
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Endemic
Definition
occurring in particular place; used to describe a disease occurring within a specific area, region, or locale
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Myriad
Definition
too numerous to count; so many that they cannot be counted
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Myriad
Definition
too numerous to count; so many that they cannot be counted
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Pithy
Definition
brief yet forceful and to the point, often with an element of wit
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Presage
Definition
omen, a sign or warning of a future event
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Quixotic
Definition
tending to take a romanticized view of life
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Quixotic
Definition
motionless state; state in which there is neither motion nor development, often resulting from opposing forces balancing each other
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Quixotic
Definition
motionless state; state in which there is neither motion nor development, often resulting from opposing forces balancing each other
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