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03/27/2009
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abject
 Definition
Existing in a low state
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abjure
 Definition
renounce, abstain from
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abrogate
 Definition
abolish
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acumen
 Definition
discernment
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adjure
 Definition
advise earnestly
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alacrity
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promptness in response
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aplomb
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composure, self-assurance
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assignation
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appointment
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bemuse

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cause feelings of wry amusement
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calumny
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a false and malicious statement
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denizen
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inhabitant
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derelict
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run-down, negligent
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dolorous
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marked by misery or grief
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egregious
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conspicuously bad
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expiate

 Definition
to make amends for
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fain
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happy, desirous
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fatuous
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silly
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feckless
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ineffective
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flaccid
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deficient in firmness
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florid
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flowery, red
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forestall
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prevent by prior measures
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furtive
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done by stealth
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gainsay
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declare to be untrue
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garrulous
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pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
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gaudy
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tastelessly ornamented
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hapless
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unfortunate
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halcyon

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peaceful, happy, prosperous
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hegemony
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dominance
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed in words
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imperious
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commanding, domineering
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implacable
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not capable of being opposed
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inchoate
 Definition
imperfectly formed
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inculcate
 Definition
teach by frequent repetition
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inimical

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hostile
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insidious
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seductive
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insolent
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insultingly contemptuous
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intractable
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unruly
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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invective
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abusive language
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inveterate
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habitual, firmly established
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laconic
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using a minimum of words
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languid
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sluggish
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lugubrious

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exaggeratedly mournful
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lurid
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ghostly pale in apperance
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mettle
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stamina, staying power
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mollify
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sooth in temper, reduce
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obsequious

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marked by fawning attentiveness
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obstreperous
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noisy, unruly
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obtrusive
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protruding, impertinent
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pernicious

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highly destructive
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perfidy
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highly destructive
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perfidy
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violation of trust
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petulant
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rude or impudent
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phalanx
 Definition
armed infantry in close ranks
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phlegmatic
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having a slow and stolid temperment
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propitiate
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appease, conciliate
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propitious
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favorably disposed
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punctilious
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concerned about precision
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pugnacious
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combative, belligerent
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querulous
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constantly complaining
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recalcitrant
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difficult to handle
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redoubtable
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formidable
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rife
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widespread
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salacious
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obscene
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salient
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prominent
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salubrious
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favorable to health
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sardonic
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skeptically humerous, mocking
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scruple
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hesitation due to moral considerations
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scurrilous
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containing obscenities or slander
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sedulous
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diligent
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sententious
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using pompous language
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sonorous
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full of sound, impressive in effect
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stolid
 Definition
unemotional
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sycophant
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a servile self-seeking flatterer
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taciturn
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disinclined to talk
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temerity
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audacity, boldness
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tenuous
 Definition
having little substance
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timorous
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timid, fearful
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truculent
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cruel, agressively self-assertive
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umbrage
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resentment, offense
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unctuous
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oily, marked by smug earnestness
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venal
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open to corruption
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voluble
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having ready or rapid speech
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voluptuous
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full of pleasure to the senses
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wanton
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lewd, inhumane
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torpid
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lacking in energy
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baleful
 Definition
deadly, threatening
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