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10/15/2010
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upshot
 Definition
final result
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replete
 Definition
full
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pusillanimous
 Definition
cowardly
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accretion
 Definition
adding matter to something
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specious
 Definition
seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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husbandry
 Definition
careful management of resources
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puerile
 Definition
childish, silly
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periphrasis
 Definition
using a roundabout form of expression
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scintillate
 Definition
give off sparks
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becloud
 Definition
darken, obscure, make confused
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urbanity
 Definition
refined courtesy or politeness
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variegated
 Definition
varied in appearance
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quotidean
 Definition
daily, ordinary, usual
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abnegate
 Definition
to deny oneself
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genuflect
 Definition
to express a servile attitude
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repine
 Definition
to fret
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obstreperous
 Definition
unruly
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inimical
 Definition
adverse, unfriendly, hostile
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ambulatory
 Definition
capable of walking
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fatuous
 Definition
foolish or inane
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obfuscate
 Definition
to confuse, bewilder, stupefy
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veracious
 Definition
truthful
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torpor
 Definition
lethargy, dormancy
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tortuous
 Definition
winding, full of curves
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truculence
 Definition
aggressiveness, ferocity
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep
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solicitous
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worried, concerned
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salubrious
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healthful
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repudiate
 Definition
disown, disavow
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inchoate
 Definition
recently begun, rudimentary
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indolent
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lazy
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obdurate
 Definition
not easily moved by feelings
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redolent
 Definition
smelling of, fragrant
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turpitude
 Definition
depravity
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meretricious
 Definition
tawdry, flashy, vulgar
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monaural
 Definition
affecting one ear
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ignominy
 Definition
disgrace, public contempt
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tractable
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easily led
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recalcitrant
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stubborn
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welter
 Definition
turmoil, chaos
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vituperative
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abusive, scolding
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intransigence
 Definition
refusal of any compromise
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inured
 Definition
accustomed to, hardened
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invective
 Definition
abuse
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lassitude
 Definition
languor, weakness
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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magnaminity
 Definition
generosity
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malingerer
 Definition
one who feigns illness to escape duty
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neophyte
 Definition
recent convert, beginner
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obsequious
 Definition
slavishly attentive, sycophantic
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obsequious
 Definition
slavishly attentive, sycophantic
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obviate
 Definition
make unnecessary
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voluble
 Definition
fluent, talkative
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capacious
 Definition
spacious, roomy
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mellifluous
 Definition
sweet, smoothly flowing
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avouch
 Definition
vouch for, declare positively
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sibilant
 Definition
hissing
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avaricious
 Definition
greedy, covetous
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prodigality
 Definition
wasteful extravagance in spending
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tendentious
 Definition
showing definite tendency, bias
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querulous
 Definition
full of complaints
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moribund
 Definition
near death
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occlude
 Definition
shut, close
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officious
 Definition
meddlesome
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opprobrium
 Definition
infamy, vilification
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paragon
 Definition
model of perfection
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pedantic
 Definition
showing off learning, bookish
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phlegmatic
 Definition
calm, not easily disturbed
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prevaricate
 Definition
lie
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probity
 Definition
uprightness, incorruptibility
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propitiate
 Definition
appease
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recondite
 Definition
profound, secret
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magniloquent
 Definition
boastful, pompous
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neologism
 Definition
new word or phrase
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nettle
 Definition
annoy, vex
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nugatory
 Definition
futile, worthless
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sanguine
 Definition
of healthy, reddish color
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hindmost
 Definition
last
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turbid
 Definition
opaque, obscured, like churned up water
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pellucid
 Definition
transparent, allowing maximum light to pass through
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mercantile
 Definition
commercial
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mercantile
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commercial
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quiescent
 Definition
quiet, inactive
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commodious
 Definition
spacious and convenient
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renege
 Definition
to go back on one's word
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execrate
 Definition
vilift
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accouter
 Definition
to outfit or equip
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contumacious
 Definition
stubbornly rebellious
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diatribe
 Definition
a sharply abusive attack
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noisome
 Definition
offensive, as an odor
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rejoinder
 Definition
a response to a reply
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perfidious
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traitorous
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catholic
 Definition
having broad tastes
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abjure
 Definition
renounce
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blandishment
 Definition
words used to coax or flatter
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equivocation
 Definition
speaking ambiguously
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feckless
 Definition
feeble, lacking in initiative
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augury
 Definition
prediction, looking for omens
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augury
 Definition
prediction, looking for omens
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rarefy
 Definition
make less dense
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diaphanous
 Definition
transparent, thin and delicate
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inured
 Definition
hardened, habituated
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mettlesome
 Definition
spirited
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puissance
 Definition
power
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stygian
 Definition
very dark
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caret
 Definition
punctuation mark signifying omission
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ellipsis
 Definition
omission of essential words
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extirpate
 Definition
wipe out
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foppish
 Definition
excessively concerned with fashion
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hortatory
 Definition
encouraging, exhorting
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encomium
 Definition
praise
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inveigle
 Definition
coax, cajole
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minatory
 Definition
threatening
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ossified
 Definition
turned to bone
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runic
 Definition
mysterious, magical
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churlish
 Definition
rude
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demagogue
 Definition
mob leader who appeals to base instincts
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effrontery
 Definition
daring, audacity (negative connotation)
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sinecure
 Definition
job that pays salary but requires little effort
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anodized
 Definition
coated with a thin layer of metal
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aphoristic
 Definition
expressed tersely
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canonical
 Definition
orthodox
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impugned
 Definition
challenged, called into question
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probity
 Definition
uprightness, honesty
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adjure
 Definition
entreat earnestly; command solemnly, as if under oath
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abeyance
 Definition
a suspended action
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adjutant
 Definition
staff officer assisting the commander
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amenable
 Definition
obedient, responsive, readily managed
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amity
 Definition
friendship
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apiculture
 Definition
beekeeping
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aplomb
 Definition
composure in difficult situations, poise
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apocalyptic
 Definition
pertaining to revelations, especially of disaster
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apocryphal
 Definition
widely believed but untrue
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apoplectic
 Definition
over come with anger, extremely indignant
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apogee
 Definition
highest point
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assay
 Definition
analyze, evaluate
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assiduous
 Definition
diligent
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bandy
 Definition
discuss in a frivolous manner
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bilious
 Definition
suffering indigestion, irritable
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bilk
 Definition
swindle, cheat
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bivouac
 Definition
temporary encampment
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broach
 Definition
introduce as a subject
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bromide
 Definition
platitude, chemical compound used to calm excitement
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carillon
 Definition
a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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chauvinist
 Definition
blindly devoted adherent
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cognizance
 Definition
knowledge
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chasten
 Definition
discipline
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conclave
 Definition
private, secret meeting
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concomitant
 Definition
that which accompanies
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concordat
 Definition
formal agreement
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condign
 Definition
adequate (of punishment), severe and well-deserved
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contrive
 Definition
invent and fabricate in a clever way
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controvert
 Definition
oppose with arguments
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contusion
 Definition
bruise
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exchequer
 Definition
treasury
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excise
 Definition
cut away
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execrable
 Definition
very bad, detestable
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execrate
 Definition
curse, detest, express abhorrence for
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flay
 Definition
strip off skin, plunder
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risible
 Definition
provoking laughter
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adulation
 Definition
obsequious flattery
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