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05/22/2012
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gentrification
 Definition
make more refined
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antediluvian
 Definition
very old
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Hobson's choice
 Definition
take what is available or nothing at all
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amok
 Definition
behave uncontrollably
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rift
 Definition
a split or break in something
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gargantuan
 Definition
enormous
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quotidian
 Definition
release from death
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florid
 Definition
ornate, fancy
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fetid
 Definition
smelling extremely bad
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Ockham's razor
 Definition
no more assumptions should be made than are necessary
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hone
 Definition
sharpen
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mien
 Definition
person's manners
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nabob
 Definition
wealthy person
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epiphany
 Definition
a moment of sudden revaluation
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torrid
 Definition
very hot
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Draconian
 Definition
harsh / severe
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polyglot
 Definition
using several languages
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waif
 Definition
a homeless + helpless person
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tout
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praise, publicized
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unctuous
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smooth
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prurient
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lustful
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avuncular
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having the characteristics of an uncle
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erstwhile
 Definition
old, past
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pernicious
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deadly
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porcine
 Definition
resembling a pig
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hirsute
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hairy
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visceral
 Definition
gut feelings, emotional rather than intellectual
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winsome
 Definition
sweetly charming in a child like way
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