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| dissemble |
v to disguise or conceal; to mislead |
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| diatribe |
n a harsh denunciation |
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| bombastic |
adj pompous (self-imortant, arrogant, pretentious); grandiloquent |
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| bolster |
v to provide support or reinforcement |
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| aver |
v to state as a fact; to declare or assert |
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| amalgamate |
to combine several elements into a whole (n amalgamation) |
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| adulterate |
v to reduce purity by combining with the inferior ingredients |
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| acumen |
n keen, accurate judgment or insight |
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anahitb Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:59:01 GMT |
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| vilify |
v to defame; to characterize harshly |
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| urbane |
adj sophisticated; refined; elegant (n urbanity) |
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| ubiquitous |
adj existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread |
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| torpid |
adj lethargic; sluggish; dormant (n torpor) |
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| supplant |
v to take the place of; supersede |
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| stoic |
adj indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (n stoicism) |
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| squalid |
adj sordid; wretched and dirty as from neglect (n squalor) |
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| satire |
n a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision (adj satirical) |
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| sanction |
n/v authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority to |
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| redoubtable |
adj awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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| quiescence |
n stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (quiescent) |
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| quaff |
v to drink deeply |
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| putrefy |
v to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor (adj putrid) |
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| prolific |
adj producing large volumes or amounts; productive |
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| prodigious |
adj abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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| preen |
v to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care |
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| pious |
adj extremely reverent ot devout; showing strong religious devotion (n piety) |
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| peruse |
v to examine with great care (n perusal) |
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| pernicious |
adj extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
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| penurious |
adj penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous |
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| odious |
adj evoking intense aversion or dislike, hateful |
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anahitb Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:00:27 GMT |
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| morose |
adj sad; sullen; melancholy, depressed |
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| inveigle |
v to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| intransigent |
adj refusing to compromise (n intransigence), stubborn, obstinate |
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anahitb Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:57:30 GMT |
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| innocuous |
adj harmless; causing no damage |
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| inert |
adj unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
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| incipient |
adj beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| impecunious |
adj lacking funds; without money |
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| hyperbole |
n an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj hyperbolic) |
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| heretical |
adj violating accepted dogma or convention (n heresy) |
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| harangue |
v/n to deliver a pompous (self-important, arrogant, snobbish) and angry speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech |
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anahitb Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:49:43 GMT |
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| gregarious |
adj sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people |
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