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10/29/2007

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Antideluvian
Definition
Ancient, outmoded.
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Antipathy
Definition
Hostility toward, objection
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arbitrate
Definition
To settle a dispute
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attenuate
Definition

To weaken

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aver
Definition
to declare
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blandishment
Definition
Speach or action intended to coax
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butress
Definition
to/a support
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cadge
Definition
get something by taking advantage of someone. ask for and get for free. be a parasite
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caprice
Definition
impulse
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capricious
Definition
impulsive, unpredictable, fickle
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castigate
Definition
censure, chastise severely
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caustic

Definition
highly critical, burning, corroding, harsh
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corporeal
Definition
material rather than spiritual
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corporal
Definition
of the body
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corroborate
Definition

strengthen or support with evidence

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craven

Definition
cowardly
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deference
Definition
subbmission by courteous yielding
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depreciation
Definition
belittlment
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depredation
Definition
the act of preying upon or plundering
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descry
Definition

to catch sight of.

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diffident
Definition
opposite of confident. lacking self-confidence, modest
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disparaging
Definition
belittling
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dispassionate
Definition
disinterested. calm. unbiased
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dissemble
Definition
to conceal real motives. to act affectedly. to hide under false appearance.
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dogged
Definition
stubborn. determined
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effluent
Definition
quality of flowing out
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emulate
Definition
to copy. to strive to equal or surpass
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encomium
Definition
a panegyration. a formal expression of praise
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endemic
Definition
characteristic of a locality, people, or region
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ephemeral
Definition
transient. fleeting
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extant
Definition
in existence
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abate
Definition
become less in amount or intensity.
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fledgling
Definition
a baby bird. a newcomer. an inexperienced person.
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guileless
Definition
straightforward, honest. ingenuous
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iconoclast
Definition
one who opposes the norm.
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imperious
Definition
commanding
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inchoate
Definition
early stages, nascent. needing organization. incomplete
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indelible
Definition
unerasable. permanent. strong
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ingenuous
Definition
Straightforward. honest. childlike. candid. artless.
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inocuous
Definition
harmless. no adverse effect.
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insensible
Definition
numb. unconscious. incapable of physical sensation
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insular
Definition
insulated from others. excessively exlusive.
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irascible
Definition
prone to outbursts of temper.
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laconic
Definition
uses few words. crisp. brief. to the point. concise.
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lugubrious
Definition
weighty mournful
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nefarious
Definition
evil. extremely wicked. abominable
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noisome
Definition
opposite of inocuous. harmful.
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obdurate
Definition
stubbornly persistent in wrong doings. unmoved by feelings of humanity or pity.
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obstinate
Definition
stubborn. tenaciuosly unwilling to yeild.
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tenacious
Definition

retentive. stubbornly unyeilding.

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occlude
Definition
to close. shut off. block
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ossifide
Definition
turned hard like bone. inflexible
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perfidious
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trecherous. dishonest. tending to betray

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petulant
Definition
easily/frequently irked. always annoyed.
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precipitate
Definition
to fall. to bring about/hasten the occurence of something
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propitiate
Definition
to appease. to gain or regain the favor or good will of. make peace with
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pulchritudinous
Definition
having great physical beauty
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Quiesence
Definition
dormancy. a state of quietude. inactivity
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reproof
Definition
censure
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saturnine
Definition
gloomy.
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tractable
Definition
ability to be managed
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turpitude
Definition
depravity. baseness.
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tyro
Definition
beginner. fledgling
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waver
Definition

to hesitate

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admonitory
Definition
cautionary. expressing reproach or reproof especially as corrective
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amortize
Definition
to pay off your debt gradually.
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abdication
Definition
the formal renunciation of power.
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abeyance
Definition
temporary suspension or cessation of...
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abide
Definition
put up with something unpleasant
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abrogate
Definition
revoke formally. to abolish by athoritative action.
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abstruse
Definition

difficult to penetrate. esoteric knowledge is abstruse for the lay man.

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abut
Definition
lie adjacent to. canada abuts the us.
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abysmal
Definition
as in abyss. so deep as to be unmeasurable.
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acarpous
Definition

producing no fruit.

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agile
Definition
moving quick and lightly
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alacrity
Definition
liveliness and eagerness.
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antithetical
Definition
sharply contrasted in character or purpose. antithetical actions are contradictory to professed beliefs.
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apprise
Definition
appreciate in value.
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astringent
Definition
something that causes tightening.
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augury
Definition

an omen. a harbinger.

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auspicious
Definition
fortunate.
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baleful
Definition
bad omen. deadly or sinister.
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balk
Definition
to refuse to proceed abruptly.
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barren
Definition
incapable of sustaining life.
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beatify
Definition
to declare a dead person holy.
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garizen
Definition
decorate tastlessly (including oneself).
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belie
Definition
be in contradiction with or represent falsely.
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bereft
Definition
deprived of something. sorrowful.
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blithe
Definition
carefree. happy. lighthearted. showing or lacking due concern.
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brash
Definition
offensively bold. presumptiously daring.
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brazen
Definition
unrestrained by convention or propriety. rudely audacious.
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cabal
Definition
to plot or carry out an illegal act. a clique that seeks power through intrigue (sneaky scheme).
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calumniate. calumny.

Definition

charge falsely and with malicious intent. a malicious attack

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chauvinist

Definition
a person prejudiced with the superiority of his own kind.
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churl
Definition
an illtempered selfish person who lacks cultural and refinement.
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cogitate

Definition
to chew over. to use the mind and reason to make inferences, decisions. reflect upon.
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complaisance
Definition
disposition to yield or comply.
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concillitory
Definition

to make peace. to make or be willing to make concessions.

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convoke
Definition
to call together.
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abject
Definition
showing hopelessness or resignation. cast down in spirit.
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curmudgeon
Definition
a crusty, ill-tempered, stubborn, cantankerous old man.
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disseminate
Definition
to cause to become widely known. .
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decry
Definition

express strong disapproval of

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demagogue
Definition

an orator who appeals to the prejudices of the crowd.

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denigrate
Definition
charge falsely and with malicious intent.
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dereliction
Definition
willfull neglect
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diaphonous
Definition
thin material you can see through and transmit light. mad delicate.
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distend
Definition
cause to swell.
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discomfit

Definition

cause someone to lose their composure. to disconcert.

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dulcet
Definition
pleasing to the ear
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ecumenical
Definition

of a worldwide scope.

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edacious
Definition
ravenously hungry. a rapacious appetite.
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effete
Definition
marked by excessive self-indulgence and subsequent moral decay.
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effrontery
Definition
audacious behavior.
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emote
Definition
give emotion or expression to.
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engender
Definition

to beget. to procreate. produce. to make babies.

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epicure
Definition
one with sensitive refined taste especially with food and wine.
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epithet
Definition
a defamatory or abusive word or phrase.
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equable
Definition
not easily irritated.
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equanimity
Definition
steadiness under stress.
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evince
Definition
give expression to. to display clearly.
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excoriate
Definition
express strong disaproval of.
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exemplery
Definition
serving as an example.
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postulate. expostulate.
Definition
to assume or claim as true.

to reason earnestly to prove false.
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expurgate
Definition
to cleanse of something considered morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous.
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extol
Definition
to praise, glorify, or honor.
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facetious
Definition
cleverly amusing in tone.
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fatuous

Definition
inanely foolish.
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foment
Definition
try to stir up public opinion. to promote the growth or development of.
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froward
Definition
habitually disposed to disobediance and opposition.
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goad
Definition
to spur. urge. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
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gossamer
Definition
super light and delicate.
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gregarious
Definition
seeking the company of others.
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hapless
Definition
deserving or inciting pity.
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harangue
Definition
a loud bombastic passionate oration.
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haughty

Definition
having or showing arrogant superiority to those one deems inferior.
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hew
Definition
strike with an axe.
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ignominious
Definition
marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame.
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imbroglio
Definition
a very embarrasing misunderstanding.
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impecunious
Definition
poor as fuck
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impudent
Definition
marked by casual disrespect.
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impute
Definition
attribute credit to .
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inculcate
Definition
to teach by frequent repetition.
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indigence
Definition
poverty. impecuniousness. penury.
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indolence
Definition
inactivity due to a dislike of work.
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indomitable
Definition
impossible to subdue
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ineffable
Definition
unsayable. unexpressable. defying expression or description.
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ineluctable
Definition
impossible to evade or avoid.
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inimical
Definition
unfriendly.
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noxious. inocuous
Definition
harmful

harmless
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insouciant
Definition
like the french. casual and carefree. marked by blithe unconcern.
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intractable
Definition
obstinate
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invective
Definition
abusive or venemous language.
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inveigh
Definition
speak against in an impassioned manner.
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ire
Definition
strong emotion especially towards a wrongdoing.
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lachrymose
Definition
como lagrimas. showing sorrow.
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lassitude
Definition
one who is phlegmatic shows lassitude. lack of vitality or energy.
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lien

Definition
the right to take one's property.
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lugubrious
Definition
excessively mournful
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macabre
Definition
ghastly. inspiring horror.
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maladriot
Definition
ineptness.
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malinger
Definition
pretending to be ill to avoid work.
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maudlin
Definition

weakly and effusively sentimental. when people are drunk they tend to be maudlin.

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mellifluous
Definition
pleasing to the ear
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mendacity.

mendicant
Definition
mendacity: given to lying

mendicant: one who begs.
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mercurial
Definition
fickle.
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meretricious
Definition
based on pretense. deceptively appealing. nice on the outside but gross on the inside.
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mettle. mettlesome
Definition
the courage to carry on.

fearless. willing to face danger.
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noisome
Definition
causing nausea. stinky.
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nonplussed
Definition
filled with bewilderment.
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nostrum
Definition
a medicine whose efficacy is questionable.
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obloquy
Definition
a malicious attack.
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obstreperous
Definition
boisterously and noisily agressive.
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obviate
Definition
prevent the occurance of. prevent from happening.
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officious
Definition

intrusive in a meddling and offensive. manner.

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opprobrium

Definition

something that brings great shame.

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recondite
Definition
something that is esoteric is recondite. impenetrable for the average person.
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paean
Definition
an formal expression of praise.
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palliate
Definition
provide physical relief from.
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parsimonious
Definition
excessively unwilling to spend.
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peremptory
Definition
not allowing contradiction or discussion.
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petulant
Definition
easily irritated and annoyed.
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philistine
Definition
smug, ignorant, hostile and indifferent to cultural and artistic values.
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plaintive
Definition
expressive sorrow or woe.
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ponderous
Definition
labored. dull. weighty. unwieldy.
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precept. preceptor
Definition
doctorine that is taught.

teacher.
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precursory.
Definition
warning of impending misfortune.
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probity
Definition
complete and confirmed integrity.
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prolix
Definition
tediously long.
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proscribe
Definition

command against.

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pusillanimous
Definition
pussy. lacking in courage.
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remonstrate
Definition
censure severely or angrily. argue in protest. present reasons against.
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repast
Definition

a meal. time to eat.

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salacious
Definition

characterized by moral loosness.

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sedulous
Definition

assiduous. hard working diligent. marked by care and persistent effort.

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slake
Definition
to satisfy thirst
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somatic
Definition
affecting the body.
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sophistry
Definition
prevarication. equivocation. using subtly deceptive arguments.
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splenetic
Definition
very irritable.
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stoic
Definition
one who is seemingly indifferent to emotions, pain, pleasure.
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Sycophant

Definition
one who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.
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tuatology.
Definition
useless repitition. or an unnecessary statement due to its inherant validity.
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trenchant
Definition
characterized by or being full of force and vigor.
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turgid
Definition

bombastic

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virago

Definition

a noisy, strong, courageous woman.

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visceral
Definition
obtained through intuition rather than reasoning or observation.
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vituperate
Definition
vilify
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