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07/31/2011
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argot
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jargon
Term
bonhomie
 Definition
friendliness
Term
equanimity
 Definition
composure
Term
exiguous
 Definition
very small
Term
extempore
 Definition
speak without preparation
Term
flagitious
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villainous
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mephitic
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noxious
Term
pleonastic
 Definition
redundancy, superfluous wordage
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scotch
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decisively put an end to
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saturnine
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slow and gloomy
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jejune
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naive, simplistic, superficial
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temerity
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audacity
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mawkish
 Definition
sentimental in a sickly way
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munificence
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generosity, liberally bestowing gifts
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waspish
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readily expressing anger
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pettish
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bad-tempered; petulant
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factitious
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artificially created
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iniquity
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immoral, unfair behavior
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expiate
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atone
Term
gaucherie
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awkward, unsophisticated ways
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compunction
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feeling of guilt
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raillery
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good-humoured teasing
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minatory
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expressing, conveying a threat
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penurious
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extremely poor
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indigent
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poor, needy
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plaintive
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sounding sad and mournful
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recalcitrant
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stubbornly uncooperative with authority
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itinerant
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person who travels from place to place
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expatiate
 Definition
speak or write at length
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