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03/27/2013

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Detrimental
Definition
Causing injury or damage
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Devious
Definition
Not straightforward; departing from accepted conduct
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Distinction
Definition
(1) state of being worthy or noble; (2) perception of a difference
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Equivocal
Definition
Intentionally misleading; open to more than one interpretation
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Eulogy
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Expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death
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Mitigate
Definition
Make less intense or severe
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Loquacious
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Inclined to talk excessively
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Nebulous
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Not distinct; like a cloud
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Naïveté
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Quality of being unsophisticated
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Myriad
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A very large number
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Mundane
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Having to do with transitory, everyday concerns; worldly as opposed to spiritual
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Munificent
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Very generous in giving
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Susceptible
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Easily influenced; open to impression; having little resistance, as to a disease
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Surreptitious
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Done by stealth
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Surpassed
Definition
Go beyond the powers of
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Supplant
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Replace another, especially by force
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Superfluous
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More than required
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Superficial
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On the surface; not thorough
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Succinct
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Without wasted words; short and to the point
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Substantiate
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Establish by evidence or proof
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Subside
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Settle down; sink to the bottom
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Subordinate
Definition
Occupying a lower rank
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Submissive
Definition
Giving way to someone or something that one is unable to resist
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Discerning
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Mentally quick and observant
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Diminution
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Reduction in size
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Diligence
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Steadiness of effort; persistent hard work
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Dilemma
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Choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives
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Digressions
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Departure from the main subject
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Diffuse
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Spread out; both wordy and poorly organized
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Diffidence
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Lack of confidence
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Didactic
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Intended to teach or convey information
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Devise
Definition
Form in one's mind (a plan, method, or invention)
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