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11/08/2010
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Aberrant
 Definition
Abnormal, different from the accepted norm
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Abeyance
 Definition
State of suspension, temporary inaction
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Abstemious
 Definition
Characterized by a state of self-denial, particularly in the area of food or drink
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Acrid
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Bitter, harsh
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Acumen
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Keen, quickness of intellectual insight
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Admonition
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A gentle reproof
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Amalgamate
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To mix or blend together in a homogenous body
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Ameliorate
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To relieve, as from pain or hardship
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Assiduous
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Persistent, unceasing
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Astute
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Keen, wise
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Audacious
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Fearless
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Austere
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Unadorned, severely simple
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Aver
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To avouch, justify, or prove
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Blatant
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Offensively loud
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Bolster
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To support, to reinforce
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Bombastic
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Using inflated language, pompous
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Burgeon
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To grow forth, to send out buds
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Chicanery
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Use of trickery to deceive
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Coda
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Concluding section of a musical or literary piece, something that summarizes
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Cognizant
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Aware, taking notice
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Colloquial
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Pertaining to common speech
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Consternation
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Panic
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Contentious
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Quarrelsome
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Contrite
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Penitent
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Contumacious
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Rebellious
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Craven
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Cowardly
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Decorum
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Orderliness and good taste in manners
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Deleterious
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Hurtful, morally or physically
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Delineate
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To represent by sketch or diagram
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Deride
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To ridicule, to make fun of
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Derision
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Ridicule
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Desultory
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Aimless, haphazard
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Diatribe
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Bitter or malicious criticism
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Dilatory
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Causing delay
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Disconcert
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To disturb the composure of
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Dissemble
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To disguise or pretend
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Dissolution
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Breaking up of a union of persons
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Divest
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To strip, to deprive
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Divulge
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To tell or make known, generally of something secret or private
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Dubious
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Doubtful
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Dupe
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Someone easily fooled
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Ebullient
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Showing great enthusiasm or exhilaration
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Egress
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Exit
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Elegy
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A poem lamenting the dead
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Elicit
 Definition
To extract without violence, to learn through discussion
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Embellish
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To add attractive and ornamental features
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Engender
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To produce
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Enervate
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To weaken
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Ennui
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Boredom
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Equanimity
 Definition
Evenness of mind or temper
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