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09/17/2012
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Term
inundate
 Definition
overflow
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bedlam
 Definition
lunatic asylum, confusion
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mollify
 Definition
appease
Term
effigy
 Definition
crude picture of a hated person
Term
harbinger
 Definition
one who initiates major change
Term
acrimonious
 Definition
rancorous in nature, harsh, mean
Term
torrid
 Definition
very hot
Term
depilation
 Definition
removal of hair
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orotund
 Definition
pompous
Term
ostentatious
 Definition
vulgar
Term
vituperate
 Definition
blame or insult
Term
salubrious
 Definition
favoring health
Term
mien
 Definition
demeanor
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laconic
 Definition
short, concise
Term
strident
 Definition
harsh sounding
Term
waggish
 Definition
good humor; roguish
Term
vociferous
 Definition
noisy, clamorous
Term
punctilious
 Definition
adhering to conduct of actions
Term
repudiate
 Definition
reject
Term
phlegmatic
 Definition
unemotional
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ebullient
 Definition
cheerful
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disquieted
 Definition
anxious
Term
truculent
 Definition
agressive
Term
panegyrical
 Definition
elaborate praise
Term
apogee
 Definition
highest point
Term
precarious
 Definition
depending on the will of another
Term
histrionic
 Definition
theatrical
Term
inimical
 Definition
enemy of
Term
abstruse
 Definition
difficult to comprehend
Term
reticent
 Definition
not revealing thoughts easily
Term
abjure
 Definition
reject solemnly
Term
chagrin
 Definition
disappointment, failure
Term
nepotism
 Definition
favoritism based on kinship
Term
sardonic
 Definition
skeptically humorous
Term
fatuous
 Definition
silly
Term
ribald
 Definition
of low status
Term
toothsome
 Definition
attractive
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trenchant
 Definition
articulate
Term
recondite
 Definition
hidden from sight
Term
proliferate
 Definition
produce quickly
Term
genuflect
 Definition
to bend knee
Term
confluence
 Definition
merging as one
Term
abdicate
 Definition
relinquish throne
Term
acerbic
 Definition
harsh temper
Term
pedagogue
 Definition
a teacher
Term
decadent
 Definition
marked by decay
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magnanimous
 Definition
generous in forgiving
Term
misanthrope
 Definition
someone who hates humans
Term
cessation
 Definition
complete discontinuance
Term
capitulate
 Definition
surrender unconditionally
Term
prodigal
 Definition
wastefully extravagant
Term
equivocal
 Definition
open to interpretation, uncertain
Term
capricious
 Definition
sudden, whimsical
Term
vacillate
 Definition
unable to make a decision
Term
placate
 Definition
appease, sooth
Term
erudite
 Definition
showing great knowlege
Term
engender
 Definition
cause or give rise to
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pragmatic
 Definition
practical
Term
ephemeral
 Definition
lasting a very short time
Term
incongruous
 Definition
not harmonious
Term
aggrandize
 Definition
to increase in power
Term
anachronism
 Definition
something out of place in time
Term
antipathy
 Definition
extreme dilike
Term
arbitrate
 Definition
to judge a disagreement between opposing parties
Term
ardor
 Definition
intense, passionate feeling
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attenuate
 Definition
reduce in force or degree
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audacious
 Definition
feerless or daring
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banal
 Definition
predictable, boring, cliche
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bombastic
 Definition
pompous in speech or manner
Term
cacophony
 Definition
harsh, jarring noise
Term
castigate
 Definition
to punish harshly
Term
caustic
 Definition
biting in wit
Term
chauvinist
 Definition
predjudice in favor of group belonging to
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chicanery
 Definition
deception by means of craft or guile
Term
cogent
 Definition
convincing and well reasoned
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convoluted
 Definition
intricate, complicated
Term
decorum
 Definition
appropriateness in behavior
Term
deference
 Definition
respect, courtesy
Term
deride
 Definition
mock
Term
desiccate
 Definition
to dry out thoroughly
Term
desultory
 Definition
jumpiing from one thing to another
Term
diatribe
 Definition
abusive speech
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dilatory
 Definition
intended to delay
Term
dilattante
 Definition
someone with a superficial interest in a topic
Term
dirge
 Definition
a funeral hymn or mournful speech
Term
disabuse
 Definition
to set right, to free from error
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disparate
 Definition
entirely unlike
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dissemble
 Definition
to present a false appearance
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dissonance
 Definition
a harsh and disagreeable combination
Term
dogma
 Definition
firmly held belief
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efficacy
 Definition
effectiveness
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elegy
 Definition
a sorrowful poem or speech
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enervate
 Definition
to reduce in strength
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equivocate
 Definition
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
Term
esoteric
 Definition
understood by only a few
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estimable
 Definition
admirable
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euphemism
 Definition
use inoffensive word or phrase in place of more distasteful one
Term
exculpate
 Definition
to clear from blame
Term
exigent
 Definition
urgent
Term
fawn
 Definition
to grovel
Term
florid
 Definition
exessively decorated
Term
foment
 Definition
to arouse or incite
Term
garrulous
 Definition
tending to talk a lot
Term
iconoclast
 Definition
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, institutions
Term
impetuous
 Definition
quick to act without thinking
Term
inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed, disorganized
Term
ingenuous
 Definition
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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insipid
 Definition
lacking interest or flavor
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intransigent
 Definition
uncompromising
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irascible
 Definition
easily made angry
Term
malinger
 Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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obdurate
 Definition
hardened in feeling
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obsequious
 Definition
eager to please
Term
obstinate
 Definition
stubborn
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obviate
 Definition
make unnecceassary
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onerous
 Definition
troublesome
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opprobrium
 Definition
public disgrace
Term
pedant
 Definition
someone who shows off learning
Term
perfidious
 Definition
willing to betray ones trust
Term
pefunctory
 Definition
done in a routine way
Term
vex
 Definition
to annoy
Term
veracity
 Definition
filled with truth and accuracy
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taciturn
 Definition
not talkative
Term
tacit
 Definition
done without using words
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stolid
 Definition
unemotional
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specious
 Definition
deceptively attractive
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleepiness
Term
quiescent
 Definition
motionless
Term
precipitate
 Definition
throw violently, bring about abruptly, lack deliberation
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propriate
 Definition
to appease
Term
prudence
 Definition
wisdom, caution
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Remuneration
 Definition
Payment for work done
Term
talisman
 Definition
lucky
Term
bilk
 Definition
cheat
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knotty
 Definition
difficult to solve
Term
abasement
 Definition
humiliation
Term
harangue
 Definition
attacking speech
Term
replete
 Definition
full (opposite of depleted)
Term
abrogate
 Definition
deny
Term
plaudit
 Definition
strong praise (like applaud)
Term
absolution
 Definition
forgiveness (absolution is the solution)
Term
ensconce
 Definition
establish firmly in place
Term
reprieve
 Definition
post pone sentence
Term
tawdry
 Definition
little value
Term
credulous
 Definition
will believe anything
Term
lachrymose
 Definition
tearful
Term
abstemious
 Definition

self denying

ab: not

stem: core

 
Term
blithe
 Definition
free spirit
Term
crepuscular
 Definition
active at dawn and dusk
Term
temper
 Definition
to soften
Term
oblique
 Definition
indirect
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accolade
 Definition
tribute
Term
hedonist
 Definition
pleasure seeker
Term
lampoon
 Definition
ridicule
Term
boorish
 Definition
ill mannered
Term
epistle
 Definition
form of communication (letter)
Term
resplendent
 Definition
shining
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polemical
 Definition
causing debate
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burgeon
 Definition
grow
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burnish
 Definition
polish
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rotund
 Definition
round
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levity
 Definition
flippancy
Term
delineation
 Definition
demarcation, definition
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allay
 Definition
lessen
Term
demur
 Definition
refuse
Term
ignominous
 Definition
shameful
Term
liniment
 Definition
lotion
Term
lithe
 Definition
flexible
Term
saccharin
 Definition
falsely sweet (saccharides)
Term
onus
 Definition
burden
Term
transient
 Definition
ephemeral
Term
cajole
 Definition
coax
Term
execeptionable
 Definition
should not be tolerated
Term
sagacious
 Definition
wise (as in an old sage)
Term
execrable
 Definition
extremely bad
Term
exegesis
 Definition
scholarly explanation
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immutable
 Definition
permanent
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salacious
 Definition
erotic
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precept
 Definition
guiding principle
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trite
 Definition
dull
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sallow
 Definition
yellowish
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impecunious
 Definition
broke
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shirker
 Definition
truant
Term
ambulatory
 Definition
able to walk
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salutory
 Definition
something that teaches you a lesson
Term
carping
 Definition
constant critisism
Term
turpitude
 Definition
depravity
Term
tyro
 Definition
novice
Term
cathorsis
 Definition
purging pent up emotions
Term
machinations
 Definition
plots/ plans
Term
preeminent
 Definition
famous
Term
unalloyed
 Definition
total, undiluted
Term
unctuous
 Definition
oily
Term
palisade
 Definition
fence made of posts
Term
prescient
 Definition
having fore-knowlege
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calvacade
 Definition
precession of vehicles
Term
palliative
 Definition
imporves but doesnt cure
Term
celenty
 Definition
speed
Term
unfetter
 Definition
set free
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censure
 Definition
blame
Term
didactic
 Definition
instructive
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malediction
 Definition
curse
Term
prevaricate
 Definition
speak misleadingly
Term
scuttle
 Definition
sink
Term
unfrock
 Definition
to lower in status
Term
diffident
 Definition
lacking confidence
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certitude
 Definition
certainty
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charlatan
 Definition
trickster
Term
chary
 Definition
wary of
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antediluvian
 Definition
outdated
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prodigious
 Definition
very large
Term
urbane
 Definition
sophisticated
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choleric
 Definition
easily angered
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marshal
 Definition
gather togther
Term
parity
 Definition
equality
Term
ineffible
 Definition
cant be expressed in words
Term
parochial
 Definition
narrow minded
Term
martinet
 Definition
person believeing in strong discipline
Term
proletarian
 Definition
member of working class
Term
circumlocution
 Definition
long windedness
Term
inertia
 Definition
lethargy
Term
parry
 Definition
avoid
Term
vac
 Definition
empty
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circumspect
 Definition
cautious
Term
maverick
 Definition
loner
Term
inexorable
 Definition
relentless
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proscribe
 Definition
forbid
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vapid
 Definition
dull
Term
prosody
 Definition
rhythm of speech
Term
pathos
 Definition
sadness
Term
discursiveness
 Definition
lond winded
Term
somnambulist
 Definition
sleep walker
Term
menagerie
 Definition
collection of animals
Term
protean
 Definition
changeable
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mendacious
 Definition
known to lie
Term
peccadilo
 Definition
minor offenseq
Term
mercurial
 Definition
changeable
Term
venerate
 Definition
worship
Term
artifice
 Definition
trickery
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venial
 Definition
forgiveable
Term
provincial
 Definition
unsohpisticated
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fortitude
 Definition
bravery
Term
acetic
 Definition
w/o luxuries
Term
puerile
 Definition
childish
Term
assiduous
 Definition
thorough
Term
fractious
 Definition
difficult to control
Term
mettle
 Definition
courage
Term
pullucid
 Definition
transparent
Term
spurious
 Definition
false
Term
congitude
 Definition
ponder
Term
insentient
 Definition
unfeeling
Term
milleu
 Definition
environment
Term
purloin
 Definition
steal
Term
penury
 Definition
poverty
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staid
 Definition
serious
Term
collate
 Definition
arrange inorder
Term
mendacious
 Definition
prone to lying
Term
colloquial
 Definition
informal language
Term
dotard
 Definition
foolish old man
Term
furrow
 Definition
groove
Term
collusion
 Definition
plotting
Term
percipient
 Definition
insightful
Term
quaff
 Definition
drink quickly
Term
furtive
 Definition
secret
Term
vilification
 Definition
blacken someones name
Term
misogynist
 Definition
hate womern
Term
perdition
 Definition
damnation
Term
peremptory
 Definition
putting an end to something without cause for question
Term
perfidy
 Definition
treachery
Term
auspicious
 Definition
promising manner
Term
gambol
 Definition
frolic
Term
modicum
 Definition
small amount
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peripatetic
 Definition
nomadic
Term
vitriolic
 Definition
corrosive
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intrepid
 Definition
brave
Term
balk
 Definition
hinder
Term
gainer
 Definition
gather
Term
inveterate
 Definition
habitual
Term
moratorium
 Definition
temporary prohibition
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strategem
 Definition
plot, plan
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vivify
 Definition
enliven
Term
corpulent
 Definition
fat
Term
relegate
 Definition
dismiss to lower position
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corrugated
 Definition
folded
Term
gustatory
 Definition
sense of taste
Term
sybarite
 Definition
lover of luxury
Term
contrite
 Definition
sorry
Term
contumacious
 Definition
stubborn
Term
redolent
 Definition
giving off odor
Term
surreptitious
 Definition
sneaky
Term
jingoistic
 Definition
nationalistic
Term
petulent
 Definition
rude
Term
supercillious
 Definition
proud
Term
invidious
 Definition
arrousing envy
Term
pernicious
 Definition
harmful
Term
inviolable
 Definition
cannot be invaded
Term
bane
 Definition
troublesome influence
Term
edifice
 Definition
building
Term
germane
 Definition
relevant
Term
ire
 Definition
anger
Term
munificent
 Definition
generous
Term
bastion
 Definition
fortress
Term
perspicacily
 Definition
insight
Term
subterfuge
 Definition
a trick
Term
nebulous
 Definition
vague
Term
belabor
 Definition
explain in unnecessary detail
Term
beleaguer
 Definition
attack
Term
egress
 Definition
exit
Term
recapitulate
 Definition
summarize
Term
belie
 Definition
contradict
Term
jaded
 Definition
tired
Term
importuned
 Definition
to persuade heavily
Term
plangent
 Definition
loud, often melancholy
Term
defection
 Definition
withdrawing support
Term
abrogate
 Definition
repeal or do away with
Term
impasse
 Definition
deadlock
Term
inter
 Definition
to bury
Term
recriminate
 Definition
to make counteraccusations
Term
repudiate
 Definition
to refuse
Term
furtive
 Definition
attempting to avoid notice
Term
surreptitious
 Definition
stealthy
Term
neologism
 Definition
new word
Term
sycophant
 Definition
a flatterer of someone wealthy for personal gain
Term
winsome
 Definition
charming
Term
foible
 Definition
minor flaw
Term
coterie
 Definition
group of people with common interest
Term
emollient
 Definition
soothing
Term
blandishment
 Definition
designed to flatter or coax
Term
espouse
 Definition
adopt
Term
potentate
 Definition
a powerful ruler
Term
descant
 Definition
write or talk at length
Term
impugn
 Definition
criticize, doubt
Term
tableau
 Definition
picturesque scene
Term
brook
 Definition
tolerate something unpleasant
Term
vindicate
 Definition
to show to be right
Term
sepulchre
 Definition
burial chamber
Term
ossify
 Definition
turn to bone
Term
ingratiate
 Definition
to seek to please someone
Term
fleece
 Definition
to swindle
Term
expostulate
 Definition
the opposite of importune
Term
inure
 Definition
to cause to become hardened
Term
distaff
 Definition
work or other matters regarded as the concern of women
Term
platitude
 Definition
a trite statement
Term
paroxysm
 Definition
(n.) a sudden uncontrollable spasm
Term
captious
 Definition
(a.) overly critical and complaining
Term
mainstay
 Definition
(n.) somebody or something that plays an important role
Term
paucity
 Definition
scarcity
Term
gamin
 Definition
(n.) a child who roams the streets
Term
progenitor
 Definition
(n.) an ancestor in the direct line
Term
celerity
 Definition
swiftness
Term
obfuscate
 Definition
to make unclear
Term
beget
 Definition
to make babies
Term
legerdemain
 Definition
(n.) a display of cleverness, especially to deceive others
Term
cloister
 Definition
(n.) a tranquil and secluded place
Term
comport
 Definition
(v.) to behave well or properly
Term
plumb
 Definition
(v.) to measure the depth of something
Term
litany
 Definition
(n.) a prayer or chant; a long list
Term
pervade
 Definition
(v.) to spread throughout
Term
scion
 Definition
.) a young descendant or heir
Term
augur
 Definition
(v.) to indicate by signs; to predict from an omen
Term
eschew
 Definition
(v.) to avoid, shun, keep away from
Term
nostrum
 Definition
(n.) a hypothetical cure-all that may have no true efficacy
Term
compunction
 Definition
(n.) feelings of shame and regret
Term
recidivism
 Definition
(n.) the act of returning to a life of crime
Term
reticence
 Definition
(n.) the trait of being uncommunicative
Term
sylvan
 Definition
(a.) pertaining to or characteristic of a forest or woodland
Term
turgid
 Definition
(a.) bombastic; swollen
Term
restive
 Definition
(a.) hard to manage
Term
largesse
 Definition
n.) generosity in giving
Term
ingratiate
 Definition
(v.) to seek to please somebody to gain favor
Term
abnegate
 Definition
v.) to renounce something
Term
denigrate
 Definition
(v.) to defame, to blacken or sully; to belittle
Term
epigram
 Definition
(n.) a witty saying
Term
recalcitrant
 Definition
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority
Term
repine
 Definition
(v.) to express discontent
Term
accrete
 Definition
(v.) to grow together
Term
immure
 Definition
(v.) to imprison, to incarcerate
Term
suppliant
 Definition
(n.; a.) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly; asking humbly and earnestly
Term
perquisite
 Definition
(n.) a privilege that goes along with a job
Term
consanguinity
 Definition
(n.) a relationship by blood
Term
platitude
 Definition
(n.) a trite statement
Term
artful
 Definition
(a.) not straightforward or candid; crafty
Term
demur
 Definition
(v.; n.) to object; an objection
Term
insidious
 Definition
(a.) slowly and subtly harmful
Term
pertinacious
 Definition
(a.) holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs
Term
propinquity
 Definition
(n.) the property of being close together
Term
encumbrance
 Definition
(n.) a burden
Term
abeyance
 Definition
(n.) suspension of activity
Term
promulgate
 Definition
(v.) to proclaim or issue officially
Term
excoriate
 Definition
(v.) to criticize severely
Term
kismet
 Definition
(n.) fate or destiny
Term
raillery
 Definition
(n.) friendly teasing
Term
dudgeon
 Definition
(n.) a fit of anger
Term
fealty
 Definition
(n.) allegiance or loyalty
Term
gaucherie
 Definition
(n.) social awkwardness
Term
felicitous
 Definition
(a.) appropriate; happy
Term
lionize
 Definition
(v.) to treat as a celebrity
Term
cloy
 Definition
(v.) to sicken somebody with too much of a good thing
Term
hector
 Definition
(v.) to sicken somebody with too much of a good thing
Term
saturnine
 Definition
(a.) melancholy, gloomy, morose
Term
unwonted
 Definition
(a.) not usual or expected; not in character
Term
macabre
 Definition
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
Term
defenestrate
 Definition
(v.) to throw out of a window
Term
sedulous
 Definition
(a.) working diligently and carefully
Term
bucolic
 Definition
(a.) of the countryside or country life
Term
perspicacious
 Definition
(a.) keen in observation and understanding
Term
tortuous
 Definition
(a.) highly intricate; winding
Term
apothegm
 Definition
(n.) a short instructive saying
Term
shibboleth
 Definition
a slogan
Term
cynosure
 Definition
(n.) the center of attraction; something that serves to guide or direct
Term
canard
 Definition
a false rumor
Term
raconteur
 Definition
(n.) a skilled story-teller
Term
homily
 Definition
a sermon
Term
quotidian
 Definition
(a.) ordinary, mundane
Term
jejune
 Definition
(a.) lacking in nutritive value; uninteresting; juvenile
Term
halcyon
 Definition
(a.) calm, peaceful; prosperous
Term
decamp
 Definition
(v.) to leave suddenly or secretly
Term
forfend
 Definition
to prevent something from happening
Term
riposte
 Definition
(n.) a quick and witty reply
Term
promulgate
 Definition
(v.) to proclaim or issue officially
Term
proscribe
 Definition
(v.) to outlaw
Term
bowdlerize
 Definition
(v.) to modify by removing inappropriate sections from a text
Term
indemnify
 Definition
(v.) to insure against or pay for loss or damage
Term
indigent
 Definition
(a.) needy, impoverished
Term
imprecate
 Definition
(v.) to pray for evil; to invoke a curse
Term
proselytize
 Definition
(v.) to try to convert somebody
Term
perquisite
 Definition
(n.) a privilege that goes along with a job
Term
welter
 Definition
(n.) a confused multitude of things
Term
apotheosis
 Definition
(n.) a paragon; elevation to divine status
Term
esurient
 Definition
(a.) very hungry or greedy
Term
adventitious
 Definition
(a.) associated with something by chance and not an integral part
Term
perspicacious
 Definition
(a.) keen in observation and understanding
Term
sententious
 Definition
(a.) overly moralizing
Term
effrontery
 Definition
(n.) an arrogant attitude or behavior that is insulting to others
Term
cabal
 Definition
(n.) a group of people with secret purposes and meetings
Term
expurgation
 Definition
(n.) the removal of indecent passages from a text
Term
plenary
 Definition
complete in every respect
Term
seraphic
 Definition
(a.) like an angel
Term
animus
 Definition
disposition
Term
monolithic
 Definition
(a.) massive and uniform
Term
prurient
 Definition
(a.) characterized by lust
Term
gainsay
 Definition
(v.) to oppose; to claim that something is false
Term
rampart
 Definition
(n.) a fortification
Term
luminary
 Definition
(n.) an important or famous person
Term
vitiate
 Definition
(v.) to make something ineffective; to degrade
Term
fulminate
 Definition
(v.) to criticize severely
Term
cavil
 Definition
(v.) to raise trivial objections; to bicker
Term
arrogate
 Definition
(v.) to claim or take without right
Term
proselytize
 Definition
(v.) to try to convert somebody
Term
wizened
 Definition
(a.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled
Term
efface
 Definition
(v.) to remove; to be inconspicuous
Term
extemporize
 Definition
(v.) to perform without preparation
Term
discomfit
 Definition
(v.) to cause to lose one's composure
Term
bromidic
 Definition
(a.) dull, unoriginal
Term
caluminate
 Definition
(v.) to slander
Term
philander
 Definition
(v.) to have amorous affairs
Term
adulate
 Definition
(v.) to praise too greatly
Term
itinerant
 Definition
(a.; n.) moving around to find work; a person who travels from place to place
Term
philistine
 Definition
(n.) someone who is uncultured and indifferent to intellectual matters
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patrician
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(n.) a member of the aristocracy
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badinage
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(n.) light and playful conversation
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ersatz
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(a.) artificial and inferior
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penitent- "only the penitent man shall pass"
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(a.; n.) regretful for one's sins; one who is sorry for wrongdoing
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pillory
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(v.; n.) to punish in public; a device for public punishment
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encomium
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(n.) a formal expression of praise, a eulogy
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mendicant
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(n.) a beggar
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maudlin
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(a.) silly and overly sentimental
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alacrity
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(n.) liveliness and eagerness
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toady
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(n.) a person who tries to please others to gain a personal advantage
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rococo
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nicely ornamental
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dearth
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small amount
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Apposite
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fitting; suitable
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Maculated
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spotted
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Quisling
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traitor
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Sedulity
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thoroughness; perseverance
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waffle
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talk nonsense
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burlesque
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1. comic play; 2. lampoon
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lope
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run with long strides
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saw
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1. tool for cutting; 2. wise saying
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Sibyl
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prophetess
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Liturgy
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form of worship
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nexus
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connection
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purchase
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1. grip; 2. buy
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seminal
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essential; formative
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Agog
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amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm
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amortize
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pay off a debt in installments
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jamb
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door post
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chorales
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simple hymns
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frieze
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decorated border
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Estoerica
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obscure details
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arresting (a)
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attracting attention; striking
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Table
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put down for future discussion
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underwrite
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give guarantee, insure
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chantey
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type of song sung by sailors
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vagary
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something unaccountable; freak
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teetotalism
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total abstinence from alcohol
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pith
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center; soft part of stem; essence
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sinistral
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left-handed (or counterclockwise) [dextral - right handed]
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adumbrate
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outline; indicate
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deign
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condescend
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lein
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right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job etc.
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tamp
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to plug; press loose matter down tightly (e.g. pack explosives into a hole)
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picayune
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insignificant; of little value
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supplicant
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person who requests or begs for something
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leaven
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to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast etc
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aver
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affirm
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flag
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1. to lose energy; 2. to signal
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Hegemony
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political domination; complete authority
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fulminate
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1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily
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cloture
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closure; terminating a debate by voting
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pundit
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expert
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sate
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satisfy
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mince
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1. chop into small pieces; 2. walk with tiny steps, 3. speak in an affected manner
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quibble
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(v) to argue about minor matters; to play on words when finding fault; 2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument
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apostrophe
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1. punctuation mark; 2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)
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renege
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go back on promise or retract statement
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dross
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something worthless; impurities left after refining
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expiate
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atone; make amends for
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umbrage
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1. shadow; 2. offence; sense of injury
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unprepossessing
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unattractive
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cant
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insincere talk
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lacuna
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gap; missing part
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pied
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multicolored
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hallow
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respect; worship
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pique
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1. annoyance (n); 2. to stimulate interest; to annoy
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indecorous
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unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)
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ursury
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lending money at high interest rates
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atavism
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reappearance of ancestral traits; regressio
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predilection
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leaning; interest; talent
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stanch
 Definition
to stop
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