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03/04/2013

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Aberration
Definition
Deviatoin, disorder from the norm
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Acrimony
Definition
Harsh speech and attitude
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Aggrandize
Definition
Making something seem bigger than it actually is
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Alarcity
Definition
Prompt cheerful readiness
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Altruistic
Definition

Charitable, interested in the benefit of others

 

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Anachronistic
Definition
Inaccurate, outdated, misplaced
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Approbation
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Approval
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Ardor
Definition
Zeal, enthusiasm
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Audacious
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Boldly Daring
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Banal
Definition
Predictable
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Belligerently
Definition
aggressive, combative, antagonistically
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Boisterously
Definition
raucously, noisy
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Brazen
Definition
cocky, blatant
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Capitulate
Definition
give in, surrender
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Capriciously
Definition
given to sudden changes in behavior for no reason
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Chicanery
Definition
deception and evasion to achieve something
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Contentiously
Definition
Disagreeable, argumentative
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Conundrum
Definition
Hard riddle or enigma
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Credulous
Definition
able or willing to believe too readily
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Culpable
Definition
Responsible or accountable for an action
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Deftly
Definition
Skillfully
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Delineate
Definition
outline or describe
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Desiccate
Definition
dry out or dehydrate
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Disabuse
Definition
to correct a false impression
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Discordant
Definition
conflicting or non harmonious sounds or ideas
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Disparage
Definition
discredit, belittle
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Dissonance
Definition
harsh sounds, clashing attitudes or ideas
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Dogmatically
Definition
very assertive towards things that can't be proven, opinionated
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Efface
Definition
to expunge by removing or covering up
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Etymology
Definition
the origin or history of a word
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Evince
Definition
show clearly or demonstrate
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Expedite
Definition
to make something happen faster
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Exuberantly
Definition
elatedly
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Facetiously
Definition
not meant to be taken seriously, joking, kidding
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Fiasco
Definition
a disaster or situation gone badly wrong
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Finesse
Definition
skillful handling of a situation or maneuver
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Guileless
Definition
without deceit
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Haggard
Definition
having a worn or guant appearance
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Haphazardly
Definition
aimlessly or without a plan
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Idiocracy
Definition
one's attitude or temperament
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Impetuously
Definition
impulsive, acting without thinking
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Incognito
Definition
in disguise or anonymous
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Inexorable
Definition
unstoppable
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Inextricable
Definition
inseperably, unable to be solved
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Inscrutable
Definition
hidden or mysterious, giving no clue to its meaning; unable to be understood through observation
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Insidiously
Definition
stealthily; gradually, without being noticed
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Intransigent
Definition
uncompromising, unbending
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Invalidate
Definition
cancel or revoke
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Judiciously
Definition
using good judgment
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Malinger
Definition
pretending to be sick or injured to avoid work or dangerous duty
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Nefarious
Definition
Wicked
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Nonplussed
Definition
perplexed
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Nostalgic
Definition
remembering longingly
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Oblique
Definition
at an angle or slanting; indirect or misleading
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Obsequiously
Definition
fawningly or with insincere flattery
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Obstreperous
Definition
noisy or boisterous
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Ossify
Definition
settle ridigly into an idea, habit, or process; 'to turn into bone'.
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Ostensible
Definition
appearing or seeming to be, but not necessarily so.
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Oust
Definition
to remove
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Penchant
Definition
strong liking or inclination
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Peremptorily
Definition
at short notice
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Perfunctory
Definition
automatic or done without thinking or appreciable effort
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Peruse
Definition
examine or consider in detail
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Phlegmatically
Definition
unemotionally
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Prevaricator
Definition
one who tells lies or avoids the truth
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Prodigious
Definition
tremendous, enormous
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Pseudonym
Definition
a false or made-up name.
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Qualm
Definition
a nagging doubt or foreboding
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Quell
Definition
to suppress, appease, or pacify
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Querulously
Definition
whiningly or cantankerously
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Reticent
Definition
reserved or quiet
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Reverberation
Definition
vibration or echo, consequence, or result of an earlier action
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Saunter
Definition
to stroll unhurried
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Scrupulously
Definition
conscientiously
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Serendipitous
Definition
luckily found by coincidence or accident
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Sinecure
Definition
a position of little or no responsibility or effort
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Sinuous
Definition
winding
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Solicitous
Definition
anxious or concerned, careful or particular
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Somnambulist
Definition
a sleepwalker
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Soporific
Definition
sleep-inducing
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Staunch
Definition
to stop the flow of blood from a wound or water from a leak
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Stentorian
Definition
very loud
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Stilted
Definition
pretentious or artificial, awkward to an audience or listener
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Stolidly
Definition
impassively
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Striated
Definition
striped, banded, or grooved
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Stygian
Definition
gloomy or dark
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Stymie
Definition
to hinder or obstruct
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Sycophant
Definition
one who flatters to gain advantage, a suck-up
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Tacitly
Definition
silently
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Tautology
Definition
redundancy or repetition
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Trepidation
Definition
fearful agitation or an upset condition
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Truculent
Definition
belligerent
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Truncate
Definition
to shorten or cut off the end of something
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Vicariously
Definition
done, felt for, or through another
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Whimsically
Definition
amusingly capricious
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Wimple
Definition
a woman's headdress worn over the head and around neck
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