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| xenophile |
a person who is attracted to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| writ |
written order |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| wend |
proceed |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| welter |
turmoil |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| warmonger |
person who stirs up war |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| waft |
scent, carry lightly through |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| verve |
vigor |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| vanquish |
conquer |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| vain |
without use |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| unencumbered |
easy-going |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| undulate |
to move in wavelike fashion |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:10 GMT |
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| uncouth |
rough, awkward |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:09 GMT |
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| ulterior |
situated beyond |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:09 GMT |
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| turbid |
muddy |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:09 GMT |
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| trite |
not new |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:09 GMT |
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| trifling |
unimportant |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:35:09 GMT |
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| travesty |
parody/imitation |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| tout |
person who worries others to buy something to use his service |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| toady |
obsequious flatterer |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| testiness |
witness/evidence |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| temperance |
abstinence |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| teetotal |
oppose to alcohol |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| tawdry |
cheap, meretricious |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| tamp |
tap or drive down by repeated light blows |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| sundry |
miscellaneous |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| sullied |
to be stained or discredited |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| succor |
assistance relief in time of distress |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| subsume |
include under a rule |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| substantiation |
giving facts to support |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| suborn |
induce by bribery |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| subdue |
overcome |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:23 GMT |
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| stipulate |
state or put forward as a necessary condition |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:22 GMT |
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| stipple |
paint with dots |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:22 GMT |
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| stigma |
disgrace |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:22 GMT |
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| stickler |
person who insists on importance of something |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:22 GMT |
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| spurn |
reject |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:28:22 GMT |
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| splenetic |
bad-tempered, irritable |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:20:00 GMT |
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| sophomoric |
bombastic |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:20:00 GMT |
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| sodden |
soaked, saturated |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:20:00 GMT |
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| sobriety |
sober |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:20:00 GMT |
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| slake |
assuage |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:20:00 GMT |
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| simper |
(give a) silly/self-conscious smile |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| shunt |
send from one track to another |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| sere |
make hard and without feeling |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| seminal |
constituting a source of origin |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| rift |
split, crack |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| recreancy |
a cowardly giving up |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| rebuff |
snub, rebuke |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| raffish |
base |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| rabble |
mob crowd |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| quirk |
habit |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| quell |
suppress subdue |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:19:59 GMT |
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| quack |
person dishonestly claiming to something |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| purvey |
provide, supply |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| pucker |
wrinkle |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| prudish |
easily shocked, excessively modest |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| prudence |
careful forethought |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| protracted |
prolonged |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| predominate |
have more power than others |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| plod |
continue doing something without resting |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| plaintive |
mournful, melancholy, sorrowful |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| piquant |
agreeably pungent, stimulating |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| picaresque |
involving clever rogues or adventurers |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| philistine |
one who lacks knowledge |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:09:43 GMT |
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| petrified |
taken away power |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| parley |
negotiation between enemies |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| obloquy |
vituperation |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| nexus |
a connection, tie, or link |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| middling |
fairly good but not very good |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| matriculation |
be admitted |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| malapropism |
misuse of a word |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| machination |
evil plot, scheme |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| macerate |
make or become soft by soaking in water |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| loll |
rest to sit or stand in a lazy way |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| lucubrate |
write in scholarly fashion |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| lope |
move along with long strides |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| lionize |
treat as a famous person |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| limn |
paint portray |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| libertine |
immoral person |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| labyrinthine |
to entangle the state of affairs |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| jibe |
gibe, make fun of |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| irrevocable |
final and unalterable |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| involute |
complex |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| incite |
stir up, rouse |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:03:31 GMT |
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| incense |
make angry |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:58 GMT |
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| imprecation |
an invocation of evil, anathema |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:58 GMT |
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| impediment |
something that hinders |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:58 GMT |
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| idyll |
a carefree episode or experience |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:58 GMT |
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| husk |
worthless |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:58 GMT |
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| hone |
stone used for sharpening tools |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:58 GMT |
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| highbrow |
(person) with superior tastes |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:58 GMT |
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| hew |
make by hard work |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| hermetic |
sealed by fusion |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| harrow |
distress |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| grovel |
crawl humble oneself |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| gourmand |
a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| goad |
something urging a person to action |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| glean |
gather facts in small quantities |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| gaucherie |
socially awkward tactless behavior |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| garner |
to gather and save to store up |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:48:57 GMT |
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| froward |
intractable not willing to yield or comply stubborn |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| fracas |
noisy quarrel |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| forge |
workshop for the shaping of metal to shape metal lead |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| foil |
prevent from carrying out, contrast |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| fledged |
trained, experienced |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| flax |
pale yellow |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| flaunting |
show off complacently |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| flak |
criticism |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| finical |
too fussy about food clothing etc. |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| fetter |
to shackle put in chains |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| fetid |
stinking |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| ferret |
discover by searching search |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| fecund |
fertile |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:59:42 GMT |
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| feckless |
lacking purpose or vitality ineffective careless |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| fagged |
too tired, exhausted |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| extricable |
that can be freed |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| exscind |
to cut out cut away |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| expurgate |
to remove obscenity purify censor |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| euthanasia |
easy and painless death |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| espouse |
marry, give one's support to |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| epistle |
letter |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| enthral |
please greatly/enslave (fig) |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| ensign |
flag/badge |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| emote |
stir up excite |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| egress |
way out, exit |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| ecumenical |
representing the whole Christian world |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| dulcet |
melodious harmonious |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| droll |
jest, making fun |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| dote |
show much fondness center one's attention |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:53:59 GMT |
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| dolt |
stupid fellow |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:03 GMT |
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| doggerel |
trivial poorly constructed verse |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| disencumber |
free from complication |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| discreet |
careful/prudent |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| detumescence |
diminishing or lessening of swelling |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| detraction |
slandering verbal attack aspersion |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| dereliction |
deserting and leaving to fall into ruins |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| denigrate |
blacken belittle sully defame |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| deferential |
showing respect |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| dawdler |
person who is slow waste of time |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| daunt |
intimidate make fearful |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| dainty |
pretty/delicate(food)/difficult to please |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:43:02 GMT |
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| curmudgeon |
bad-tempered person |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:42:21 GMT |
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| cumbersome |
burdensome |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| cryptic |
secret with a hidden meaning |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| cravat |
piece of linen worn as a necktie |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| coy |
shy/modest (esp of a girl) |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| cordon |
line (of police acting as a guard) |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| convoke |
call together summon |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| conundrum |
a riddle dilemma enigma |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| Conduce |
To bring about |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| commodious |
having plenty of space for what is needed |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| cohort |
a group or band of people |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| cloture |
closing device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| clamor |
shout complain with a lot of noise |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| cantankerous |
bad-tempered/quarrelsome |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| calipers |
metal supports attached to the legs measuring instrument |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| bilge |
bulge the protuberance of a cask |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| bigot |
stubborn narrow-minded person |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:41:40 GMT |
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| bereft |
rob or dispossess of something (material) |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| berate |
scold sharply |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| belabor |
beat hard |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| balk |
obstacle purposely to get on the way of |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| avid |
eager greedy |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| attune |
bring into harmony |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| aseptic |
surgically clean |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| arabesque |
a complex ornate design |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| apartheid |
brutal racial discrimination |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| amortize |
end (a debt) by setting aside money |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| ambivalent |
having both of two contrary meanings |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| aleck |
one who considers himself smarter than others |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| apropos |
appropriate to the situation apt |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| accretion |
the growing of separate things into one |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| acarpous |
effete no longer fertile worn out |
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prmosley Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:32:46 GMT |
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| abraded |
rubbed off worn away by friction |
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