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07/30/2010

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Term
meretricious

PRONUNCIATION:
(mer-i-TRISH-uhs)
Definition
adjective:
1. Appealing in a cheap or showy manner: tawdry.
2. Based on pretense or insincerity.
Term
fulsome

PRONUNCIATION:
(FUL-suhm)
Definition
adjective:
1. Effusive; lavish.
2. Excessive to the point of being offensive.
Term
noisome

PRONUNCIATION:
(NOI-suhm)
Definition
adjective:
1. Offensive, especially to the sense of smell.
2. Harmful; noxious.
Term
artificer

PRONUNCIATION:
(ahr-TIF-uh-suhr)
Definition
noun:
1. An inventor.
2. A craftsperson.
3. A mechanic in the armed forces.
Term
beggar

PRONUNCIATION:
(BEG-uhr)
Definition
verb tr.:
1. To exhaust the resources or ability; to defy.
2. To impoverish.
Term
gloaming

PRONUNCIATION:
(GLO-ming)
Definition
noun: Twilight; dusk.
Term
nebbish

PRONUNCIATION:
(NEB-ish)
Definition
noun: A pitifully timid or ineffectual person.
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