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08/25/2011

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Litterateur
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a literary person, especially a professional writer
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Couch
Definition
to lay oneself down for rest or sleep
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Ad Hominem
Definition
appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
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Parochialism
Definition
selfish pettiness or narrowness as of interests, opinions or views
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Canon
Definition
a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council
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Erudition
Definition
extensive knowledge acquired chiefly from books
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Clique
Definition
a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons especially one held together by common interests, views, or purposes
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Semantic
Definition
of or relating to meaning in language
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Neologism
Definition
a new word, usage, or expression
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Formative
Definition
a giving or capable of giving form
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Profundity
Definition
intellectual depth
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Sardonic
Definition
disdainfully or skeptically humorous
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Empirical
Definition
originating in or based on observation or experience
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Appellation
Definition
an identifying name or title
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Normative
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of, relating to, or determining norms or standards
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Qua
Definition
in the capacity or character of
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Demarcate
Definition
to set apart
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Sublimated
Definition
to divert the expression of an instinctual desire or impulse from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable
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Voyeur
Definition
one obtaining sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
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Inveterate
Definition
firmly established by long persistence
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Ethnology
Definition
a science that deals with the division of human beings into races and their origin, distribution, relations, and characteristics
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Antipodal
Definition
situated at the opposite side of the earth or moon
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Veritable
Definition
being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
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Existential
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of, relating to, or affirming existence
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Truism
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an undoubted or self-evident truth especially one too obvious for mention
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Minutia
Definition
a minute or minor detail
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Commensalism
Definition
a relation between two kinds of organisms in which one obtains food or other benefits from the other without damaging or benefiting it
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Connubium
Definition
a system of marital exchange between two bands of tribes, according to which men of one tribe marry women of other and vice-versa
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Taboo
Definition
forbidden to profane use or contact because of what are held to be dangerous supernatural powers
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Maxim
Definition
a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
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Milieu
Definition
the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops
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Inpute
Definition
to lay the responsibility or blame for often falsely or unjustly
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Epoch
Definition
an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
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Welter
Definition
to rise and fall or toss about in or with waves
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Turgid
Definition
being in a state of distension
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Transvalue
Definition
to reevaluate especially on a basis that repudiates accepted standards
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Wean
Definition
to accustom as a young child or animal to take food otherwise than by nursing
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Ennoble
Definition
to raise to the rank of nobility
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Mores
Definition
the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
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Concord
Definition
a state of agreement
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Manifold
Definition
marked by diversity of variety
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Subjugate
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to bring under control and governance as a subject
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Dissolution
Definition
separation into component parts
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Infallible
Definition
incapable of error
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Cede
Definition
to yield or grant typically by treaty
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Arbitrary
Definition
depending on individual discretion as of a judge and not fixed by law
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Arbitrary
Definition
depending on individual discretion as of a judge and not fixed by law
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Dichotomy
Definition
a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
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Viz.
Definition
that is to say
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Supersede
Definition
to cause to be set aside
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Usury
Definition
the lending of money with an interest charge for its use especially the lending of money at exorbitant interest rates
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Subsist
Definition
to have existence
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Gradation
Definition
a series forming successive stages
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Weal
Definition
a sound, healthy, or prosperous state
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Penal Code
Definition
a code of laws concerning crimes and offenses and their punishment
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Percolate
Definition
to cause a solvent to pass through a permeable substance as a powdered drug especially for extracting a soluble constituent
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Operationalize
Definition
put into operation or use
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Endowed
Definition
to furnish with an income especially to make a grant of money providing for the continuing support or maintenance of
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Expiate
Definition
to put an end to
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Attenaute
Definition
to make thin or slender
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Empirical
Definition
originating in or based on observation or experience
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Efficacious
Definition
having the power to produce a desired effect
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Substratum
Definition
an underlying support
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Ascendancy
Definition
governing or controlling influence
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Unremitting
Definition
constant
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Aphorism
Definition
a concise statement of a principle
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Sanction
Definition
a formal decree
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Polemic
Definition
an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
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Temporal
Definition
of or relating to time as opposed to eternity
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Apotheosis
Definition
elevation to divine status
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Canton
Definition
a small territorial division of a country
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Intrinsic
Definition
belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
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Superincumbent
Definition
lying or resting and usually exerting pressure on something else
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Augmentation
Definition
the act of making greater, more numerous, larger or more intense
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Programmatic
Definition
of, relating to, resembling, or having a program
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Surge
Definition
a swelling, rolling, or sweeping forward like that of a wave or series of waves
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Levee
Definition
an embankment for preventing flooding
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Expend
Definition
to pay out
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Epidemiology
Definition
a branch of medical science that deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of disease in a population
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Diffuse
Definition
being at once verbose and ill organized
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Promulgate
Definition
to make as a doctrine known by open declaration
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Virulent
Definition
marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
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Repute
Definition
the character or status commonly ascribed to one
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Disseminate
Definition
to spread abroad as though sowing seed
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Morass
Definition
marsh
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Rentier
Definition
a person who lives on income from property or securities
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Plutocracy
Definition
government by the wealthy
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Constitutionally
Definition
in accordance with one's established law or custom
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Amorphous
Definition
having no definite form
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Efficacious
Definition
having the power to produce a desired effect
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Dearth
Definition
scarcity that makes dear specifically famine
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Societalization
Definition
the action of establishing on a socialist basis
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Sinecure
Definition
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
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Agrarian
Definition
of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
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Vicissitude
Definition
the quality or state of being changeable
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Appropriation
Definition
an act or instance of taking exclusive possession of
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Associational
Definition
of or relating to the act of joining as a partner, friend or companion
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Intertext
Definition
the text within a text
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Anthology
Definition
a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music
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Elide
Definition
to suppress or alter as a vowel or syllable by ellision
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Exhortation
Definition
language intended to incite and encourage
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Deictic
Definition
showing or pointing out directly
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Holistic
Definition
relating to or concerned with wholes or with complete systems rather than with the analysis of, treatment of, or dissection into parts
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Nexus
Definition
connection
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Pejorative
Definition
having negative connotations especially tending to disparage or belittle
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Inexorable
Definition
not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped
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Avarice
Definition
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
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Voracious
Definition
having a huge appetite
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Unequivocal
Definition
leaving no doubt
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Gulch
Definition
a deep or precipitous cliff
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Overt
Definition
open to view
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Conjecture
Definition
inference from defective or presumptive evidence
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Salient
Definition
moving by leaps or springs
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Despot
Definition
a ruler with absolute power and authority
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Venerable
Definition
made sacred especially by religious or historical association
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Ossify
Definition
to change into bone
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Agglomerate
Definition
to gather into a ball, mass, or cluster
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Bifurcate
Definition
to cause to divide into two branches or parts
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Manifesto
Definition
a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
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Succinct
Definition
marked by compact precise expression without wasted words
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Specter
Definition
a visible disembodied spirit
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Decry
Definition
to depreciate as a coin officially or publicly
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Reactionary
Definition
relating to, marked by, or favoring reaction, especially ultraconservative in politics
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Gens
Definition
a Roman clan embracing the families of the same stock in the male line with the members having a common name and worshipping a common ancestor
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Vassal
Definition
a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty
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Epoch
Definition
an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
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Burgher
Definition
an inhabitant of a borough or a town
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Commune
Definition
the smallest administrative district of many countries especially in Europe
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Counterpoise
Definition
counterbalance
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Asunder
Definition
into parts
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Indefeasible
Definition
not capable of being annulled or voided or undone
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Unconscionable
Definition
not guided or controlled by conscience
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Indolence
Definition
inclination to laziness
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Piece Meal
Definition
one piece at a time
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