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winsome attractive 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
whimsical capricious 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
wean To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
vivify To endue with life 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
virtu Rare, curious, or beautiful quality 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
virago Loud talkative women, strong statured women 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
vestige A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
veritable Real; true; genuine 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
verdant Green with vegetation 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
venial That may be pardoned or forgiven 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
venal Mercenary, corrupt 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
vagary A sudden desire or action 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
untoward Causing annoyance or hindrance 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
undulate To move like a wave or in waves 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
unctuous oily 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
tutelage The act of training or the state of being under instruction 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
turbid turmoil 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
travail Hard or agonizing labor 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
transgress To break a law 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
torrid Excessively hot 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
supine Lying on the back 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
supercilious Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:17:10 GMT view revision history
sumptuous Rich and costly 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
subterfuge Evasion 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
stolid Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
stanch To stop the flowing of; to check 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
sophistry Reasoning sound in appearance only 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
sonorous Resonant 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
somniferous Tending to produce sleep 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
sluggard A person habitually lazy or idle 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:10:16 GMT view revision history
skiff Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
sinuous Curving in and out 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
emolument earning, fee, or pay 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
sinecure Any position having emoluments with few or no duties 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
severance Separation 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
scintilla a minute particle 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
satyr A very lascivious person 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
sardonic Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
ruminate To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
ruffian A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
risible Capable of exciting laughter 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
ribald Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:08:06 GMT view revision history
retinue The group of people who accompany an important person during travels 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
requite To repay either good or evil to 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
requisite Necessary 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
reprobate One abandoned to depravity and sin 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
repine To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
repast A meal 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
regicide The killing of a king or sovereign 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
redress To set right 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
reciprocity Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
reactionary Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
ramify To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
quibble An utterly trivial distinction or objection 0 prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:03:24 GMT view revision history
pyre A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
punctilious Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
pugnacious Quarrelsome 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
protuberant Bulging 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
propitious Kindly disposed 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
propinquity Nearness 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
profligacy Shameless viciousness 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
prim Stiffly proper 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
preternatural Extraordinary 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
presage To foretell 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
precocious Having the mental faculties prematurely developed 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
preclude prevent 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:46:13 GMT view revision history
precarious Perilous 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
portend To indicate as being about to happen 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
polyglot Speaking several tongues 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
poignant Severely painful 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
plenary Entire 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
pique To excite a slight degree of anger in 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
physiognomy The external appearance merely 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
banter an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
peripatetic Walking about 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
peremptory Precluding question or appeal 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
penchant A bias in favor of something 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
paucity Fewness 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
pathos The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
Pariah a social outcast 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
paragon A model of excellence 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
panoply A full set of armor 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:43:08 GMT view revision history
palatial Magnificent 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
ostracism Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
onus A burden or responsibility 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
portentous ominous 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
odium A feeling of extreme repugnance 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
nugatory Having no power or force 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
charlatan fraud 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
nostrum Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:37:20 GMT view revision history
munificent Extraordinarily generous 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:56 GMT view revision history
multifarious Having great diversity or variety 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
mordant sharply caustic or sarcastic, a substance used in dyeing 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
monomania The unreasonable pursuit of one idea 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
mien The external appearance or manner of a person 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
mettle Courage 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
mellifluous Sweetly or smoothly flowing 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
mawkish insipid, vapid, or prosaic 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
malign To speak evil of 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
malaise A condition of uneasiness or ill-being 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
supple lithe 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
lien A legal claim or hold on property 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:33:55 GMT view revision history
licentious wanton 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
libel Defamation 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
lexicon dictionary 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
levity frivolous 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
frivolous characterized by lack of seriousness or sense 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
bequeath to hand down through a will 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
lascivious Lustful 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
languid Relaxed 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
lachrymose Given to shedding tears 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
junta A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
jovial Merry 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
jocular Inclined to joke 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
itinerant Wandering 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
irksome Wearisome 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
ire Wrath 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
iota A small or insignificant mark or part 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:41 GMT view revision history
inveigh be invective 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
inundate To fill with an overflowing abundance 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
interdict Authoritative act of prohibition 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
insurrection The state of being in active resistance to authority 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
insinuate imply 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
inscrutable Impenetrably mysterious or profound 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
inexorable Unrelenting 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
indigence poverty 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
inculcate To teach by frequent repetitions 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
incessant Unceasing 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
inane silly 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
impute attribute 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
impugn To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
importunate Urgent in character, request, or demand 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
impervious Impenetrable 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
imbue To dye; to instill profoundly 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:21:32 GMT view revision history
illicit Unlawful 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:29 GMT view revision history
ignoble Low in character or purpose 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:29 GMT view revision history
idiosyncrasy A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:29 GMT view revision history
hoodwink To deceive 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:29 GMT view revision history
hirsute Having a hairy covering 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
heinous Odiously sinful 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
harbinger One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
gourmand A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
gesticulate To make gestures or motions 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
gamut The whole range or sequence 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
fulsome Offensive from excess of praise or commendation 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
fugacious Fleeting 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:14:28 GMT view revision history
frugal Economical 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
foppish Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
foment To nurse to life or activity 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
foible A personal weakness or failing 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
flamboyant Characterized by extravagance 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
finesse Subtle contrivance used to gain a point 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
fidelity Loyalty 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
feint deceptive movement 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
fallacious Illogical 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
facile Not difficult to do 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
exuberance Rich supply 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
extort To obtain by violence 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
extenuate To diminish the gravity or importance of 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
extempore Without studied or special preparation 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
expropriate To deprive of possession 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
expostulate To discuss 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:11:00 GMT view revision history
explicate To clear from involvement 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
expedient Contributing to personal advantage 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
expatiate To speak or write at some length 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
exigency A critical period or condition 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
euphonious Characterized by agreeableness of sound 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
erroneous Incorrect 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
errant Roving or wandering 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
epitome A simplified representation 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
epithet Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas" 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
Epicurean Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
entreat To ask for or request earnestly 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
encumbrance A burdensome and troublesome load 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:06:06 GMT view revision history
emblazon To set forth publicly or in glowing terms 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:01:21 GMT view revision history
emaciate To waste away in flesh 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:01:21 GMT view revision history
egregious Extreme 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:01:21 GMT view revision history
effulgence Splendor 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:01:21 GMT view revision history
effete exhausted 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:59:56 GMT view revision history
educe To draw out 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
edacious Given to eating 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
dissolution A breaking up of a union of persons 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
dissent Disagreement 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
disseminate To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
disheveled Disordered; disorderly; untidy 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
discountenance To look upon with disfavor 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
disconsolate Hopelessly sad; also, saddening; cheerless 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
discomfit To put to confusion 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
disallow To withhold permission or sanction 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
deter To frighten away 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
desultory Not connected with what precedes 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
denizen Inhabitant 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
demagogue An unprincipled politician 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
deluge To overwhelm with a flood of water 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
delineate To represent by sketch or diagram 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
deign To deem worthy of notice or account 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
defer To delay or put off to some other time 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
cynosure That to which general interest or attention is directed 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
curtail To cut off or cut short 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
crass Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
countervail To offset 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
cornucopia The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
copious Plenteous 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
consternation Panic 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
console To comfort 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
confluence The place where streams meet 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
condense To abridge 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
conciliatory Tending to reconcile 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
conceit Self-flattering opinion 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
compunction Remorseful feeling 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
comport To conduct or behave (oneself) 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
comestible Fit to be eaten 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
colloquial Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
cogitate Consider carefully and deeply; ponder 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
coeval Existing during the same period of time; also, a contemporary 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
coddle To treat as a baby or an invalid 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
circumlocution Indirect or roundabout expression 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
chagrin Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
capitulate To surrender or stipulate terms 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
capacious Roomy 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
cant To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
candid Straightforward 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
callow Without experience of the world 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
cajole To impose on or dupe by flattering speech 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
cabal A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
bumptious Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
boorish Rude 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
blithe Joyous 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:58 GMT view revision history
berate To scold severely 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
benign Good and kind of heart 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
benevolence Any act of kindness or well-doing 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
bedaub To smear over, as with something oily or sticky 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
beatify To make supremely happy 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
bask To make warm by genial heat 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
baleful Malignant 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
avow To declare openly 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
aversion A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
autocrat Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
auspicious Favorable omen 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
astute Keen in discernment 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
arrant Notoriously bad 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
argot A specialized vocabulary peculiar to a particular group 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
arboreal Of or pertaining to a tree or trees 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
apprise To give notice to; to inform 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
apposite Appropriate 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
apparition Ghost 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
apocryphal Of doubtful authority or authenticity 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
aplomb Confidence; coolness 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
animosity Hatred 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
animadversion The utterance of criticism or censure 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
aloof Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
alcove A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
agog In eager desire 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
adamant Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
adage An old saying 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
acrid Harshly pungent or bitter 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
accede To agree 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
abut To touch at the end or boundary line 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
abstruse Dealing with matters difficult to be understood 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
abstemious Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
ablution A washing or cleansing, especially of the body 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
abjure To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history
abeyance A state of suspension or temporary inaction 0 prmosley Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:18:57 GMT view revision history

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