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05/28/2011
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Amatory 
 Definition
dealing with love
Term
apotheosis
 Definition

elevation to a god like state

ultimate espression
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attenuate
 Definition

weaken

thin
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cambric
 Definition
finely woven linen
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clarion
 Definition
brilliantly clear
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Curia
 Definition
Governing body of the Roman Catholic CHurch 
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eclectic 
 Definition
who selects from various doctrines 
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espouse
 Definition

marry 

support
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gastronomy
 Definition
the art of good eating 
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intransigent 
 Definition
unwilling to compromise
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minutiae
 Definition
petty details
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obelisk
 Definition
tall, four sided stone monument
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pellucid 
 Definition

transparent 

clear 
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predilection
 Definition
preference 
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schism
 Definition
split in the Church
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aeon
 Definition
indefinitely long period of time
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ancillary
 Definition
secondary
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argot 
 Definition
slang
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bawdy
 Definition
vulgarly improper
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chimerical
 Definition
unrealistic 
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covert
 Definition
concealed
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despoil
 Definition
plunder
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elide
 Definition

strike out

slur over
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encroach
 Definition
trespass
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exacting
 Definition
strict 
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genuflect 
 Definition
bend the knee in worship
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idealize
 Definition
regard as perfect 
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lucubrate
 Definition
study laboriously 
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moot
 Definition

debatable 

raise

devoid of practical significance 
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ocher
 Definition
pigment used in paints
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prefunctory
 Definition
mechanically routine
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querulous
 Definition
given to complaining
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tier
 Definition
row
Term
abrogate
 Definition
establish
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annular
 Definition
circular
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arrant
 Definition
complete
Term
behemoth
 Definition
creature of incredible ugliness
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citrus
 Definition
of orange lemon and related trees
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cupidity
 Definition
a greedy desire for wealth
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dragoon
 Definition

mounted solider

compel 
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emollient
 Definition
soothing ointment
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equanimity
 Definition
calmness of the mind
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frenetic
 Definition

hectic 

frantic
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gainsay 
 Definition

deny

speak against
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gratis
 Definition
without charge 
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imperious
 Definition
domineering
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mensuration
 Definition
measuring 
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natal
 Definition
of bith
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oleaginous
 Definition

oily

smoothly bland
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refectory
 Definition
dinning hall
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vagaries
 Definition
unpredictable 
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carnal
 Definition
fleshly
Term
contumacious
 Definition
rebellious
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dialect
 Definition
logical argument
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fulsome
 Definition
offensively excessive
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impute
 Definition
attribute accusingly
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jaded
 Definition
satiated
Term
laud
 Definition
praise
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mountebank
 Definition
unscrupulous faker
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nepotism
 Definition
favoritism to relatives in filling jobs 
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periphery 
 Definition
outer edge 
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porcine
 Definition
piglike 
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provender
 Definition
feed for livestock 
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retrograde 
 Definition
directed backward 
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simian
 Definition
apelike
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supplicate
 Definition
beg humbly
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unctuous 
 Definition

showing false concern

oily
Term
anneal
 Definition
toughen by heating and then cooling
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chiaroscuro
 Definition
pictorial use of light and shade
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crescendo
 Definition

with increasing loudness 

peak of intensity
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dory
 Definition
flat bottomed boat
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garrote
 Definition
execute by strangling
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ingratiate 
 Definition
win favor for 
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junto
 Definition
group of political plotters
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levy
 Definition

impose

wage

conscription
Term
nadir
 Definition
lowest point
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nigilism
 Definition
rejection of all established beliefs
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permeate
 Definition
spread through
Term
prelate
 Definition
high dignitary 
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redundant 
 Definition
not needed 
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sanguine
 Definition

cheerful

ruddy 
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splenetic
 Definition
easily irritated
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tautology 
 Definition
needless repetition of ideas
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unmitigated
 Definition
absolute 
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Adjure
 Definition
solemnly command 
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concatenation
 Definition
chain of events
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descry
 Definition
catch sight of
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factious
 Definition
caused by a group of quarrelsome dissenters 
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imbibe
 Definition

drink

absorb
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isthmus 
 Definition
narrow strip of land connecting tow large landmasses
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kinetic
 Definition
of motion
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litigation 
 Definition
legal action
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natation
 Definition
swimming
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orotund
 Definition

resonant

pompous
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prespicuous
 Definition
easily understood
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pristine

 

 Definition

earliest 

unspoiled
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regime
 Definition
system of government
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savant 
 Definition
scholar
Term
subversive
 Definition
tending to undermine or destroy 
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ubiquitous
 Definition
present everywhere 
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vernal
 Definition
spring
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abrade
 Definition
scrape away
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appendage
 Definition
attachment
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beget
 Definition
become the father of
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calcify 
 Definition

to be come hard and stony

infelxible 
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coagulate
 Definition
clot
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coup
 Definition
highly successful stroke or stratagem 
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expatriate
 Definition
person who chooses to live in exile 
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genocide 
 Definition
systematic killing of an entire race
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incubate
 Definition
protect until ready for hatching 
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liaison
 Definition

intercommunicationg between units

illicit love affair 
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obloquy 
 Definition

condemnatory statements

disgrace
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philander
 Definition
love lightly and insincerely 
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quarantine
 Definition
an imposed isolation
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resuscitate
 Definition
revive from near death 
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stricture
 Definition

critical remark 

narrow restraints
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tenable 
 Definition
that can be maintained
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truncated
 Definition
shortened 
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adipose
 Definition
fatty
Term
arpeggio
 Definition
notes of a chord played in quick succession 
Term
behooves 
 Definition
is fitting for
Term
canon
 Definition

complete works

important principle

member of the clergy attached to a cathedral 

body of law
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cohere
 Definition
stick
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desuetude
 Definition
disuse
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factitious
 Definition
artificial 
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impugn
 Definition
call into question
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indent
 Definition
space from the margin
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lorgnette
 Definition
pair of eyeglasses with a handle
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obstreperous
 Definition
stubbornly defiant
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plenitude
 Definition
abundance 
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rarefied
 Definition

lacking density

socially select
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sentient
 Definition
having feelings
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suture
 Definition
stitch
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tercentenary
 Definition
three hundredth anniversary 
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venial
 Definition
forgivable 
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affidavit
 Definition
written statement made under oath
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avuncular
 Definition
like that of an uncle 
Term
benediction 
 Definition
blessing
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cerements
 Definition
burial wrappings
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colloquy 
 Definition
informal discussion 
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enervate
 Definition
deprive of vitality 
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freshet
 Definition
flooding of a stream
Term
inchoate
 Definition
incompletely formed
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lacuna
 Definition
gap
Term
nexus
 Definition
connection
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orthodox
 Definition
conforming to what is generally accepted 
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prolix 
 Definition
wordy
Term
recalcitrant 
 Definition
stubbornly disobedient 
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simulate 
 Definition
feign
Term
tempera
 Definition
pigments suspended in gelatinous substances 
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traduce
 Definition

slander

betray
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cerdigris
 Definition
greenish film formed on  copper brass and bronze. 
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