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coda Definition: a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close. 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
abeyance Definition: temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
laud Definition: to praise, extol 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
garrulous Definition: talkative; wordy 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
dissolution Definition: the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements. 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
coagulate Definition: to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
aberrant Definition: differing from the normal or accepted way, esp. in behavior 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
latent Definition: present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potentia 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
gainsay Definition: to deny, dispute, or contradict. 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
disseminate Definition: to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
chicanery Definition: trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
abate Definition: to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:54:53 GMT view revision history
diffidence Definition: the quality or state of being diffident

diffident: lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy.
restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc.
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effrontery Definition: shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
gregarious Definition: fond of the company of others; sociable. 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
skulduggery Definition: dishonest, unscrupulous behavior 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
phlegmatic Definition: not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish. 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
penury Definition: extreme poverty, desitution 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
equivocate Definition: to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
deferential Definition: showing deference; deferent; respectful. 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
sycophantic Definition: a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite. 0 ahoya08 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:44:46 GMT view revision history
officious Definition: objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person.

Antonyms: retire, abstain
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prodigal Definition: wastefully or recklessly extravagant, lavishly abundant; one who is given to wasteful luxury (e.g., a prodigal expenditure)

Antonyms: Cautious, spendthrift, economical
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