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| abscond |
v. to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
/əb'skɔnd/
lẫn trốn, bỏ trốn |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:47:02 GMT |
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| aberrant |
adj. deviating from the norm (n. form: aberration)
[æ'berənt]
* tính từ
- lầm lạc
- (sinh vật học) khác thường
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:57:55 GMT |
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| alacrity |
n. eagerness; eager and enthusiastic willingness
[ə'lækrətı]
* danh từ
- sự sốt sắng
- sự hoạt bát, sự nhanh nhẩu |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:22:04 GMT |
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| anomaly |
n. deviation from the normal order, form, or rule; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)
/ə'nɔməli/
* danh từ
- sự không bình thường, sự dị thường; độ dị thường; vật dị thường, tật dị thường |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:00:14 GMT |
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| approbation |
n. an expression of approval or praise
/,æprə'beiʃn/
* danh từ
- sự tán thành, sự đồng ý, sự chấp thuận |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:00:48 GMT |
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| arduous |
adj. strenuous, taxing; requiring significant effort
['ɑ:dʒuəs]
- khó khăn, gian khổ, gay go
- hết sức mình, miệt mài, gắng gỏi
I've got to do a lot of work, and it'll be an arduous task," he said. |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:33:32 GMT |
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| assuage |
v. to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
[əs'weıdʒ]
* ngoại động từ
- làm dịu bớt, làm khuây (nỗi đau buồn); an ủi, khuyên giải ai
- làm thoả mãn (sự thèm khát...)
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi seeks to assuage public anger over the death of an agent while staying friends with the US |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:35:18 GMT |
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| audacious |
adj. daring and fearless; recklessly bold (n. form: audacity)
[ɔ'deıʃəs]
* tính từ
- gan, táo bạo
- trơ tráo, mặt dạn mày dày, càn rỡ
Robbers carried out an "audacious" raid to steal £1.7m worth of paintings from an art dealer, a court hears. |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:38:48 GMT |
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| austere |
adj. without adornment; bare; severly simple; ascetic (n. form: axiom)
[ɔs'tıə]
* tính từ
- nghiêm khắc, khắt khe, chặt chẽ
- mộc mạc, chân phương
- khắc khổ, khổ hạnh; giản dị một cách khắc khổ
- chát (vị)
We have to be austere, any unnecessary violence is dager and stupid. |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:46:15 GMT |
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| axiomatic |
adj. taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth (n. form: axiom)
['æksıə'mætık]
axiomatic /,æksiə'mætik/ (axiomatical) /,æksiə'mætikəl/
* tính từ
- rõ ràng, hiển nhiên, tự nó đã đúng
- (toán học) (thuộc) tiên đề
- (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) có nhiều châm ngôn, có nhiều phương ngôn |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:04:42 GMT |
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| canonical |
adj. following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (n. form: canon)
* tính từ
- hợp với kinh điển; hợp với quy tắc tiêu chuẩn
Neil, Swansea, UK Beowulf - considered one of the great canonical literary classics. |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:49:48 GMT |
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| capricious |
adj. inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
[kəp'rıʃəs]
* tính từ
- thất thường, đồng bóng
That said, the conduct of governments in India has tended to be capricious and arbitrary. |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:52:46 GMT |
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| censure |
v. to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
* danh từ
- sự phê bình, sự chỉ trích, sự khiển trách
- lời phê bình, lời khiển trách
* ngoại động từ
- phê bình, chỉ trích, khiển trách
Feingold Calls for Bush to Be Censured Over Spying |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:06:29 GMT |
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| chicanery |
n. trickery or subterfuge
* danh từ
- sự kiện nhau, sự cãi nhau, sự tranh nhau, sự gây gỗ
- mánh khoé (để) kiện tụng; mánh khoé của thầy kiện; sự nguỵ biện
First there was Enron then Worldcom, two titans of the American corporate world that have crashed losing billions with accusations of financial chicanery and fraudulent figures. |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:13:46 GMT |
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| connoisseur, |
n. an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
/,kɔni'sə:/
* danh từ
- người sành sỏi, người thành thạo |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:10:29 GMT |
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| convoluted |
adj. complex or complicated
* tính từ
- quấn, xoắn |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:11:07 GMT |
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| disabuse |
v. to undeceive; to set right |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| discordant |
adj. conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| disparate |
adj. fundamentally distinct or dissimilar |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| effrontery |
n. extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| eloquent |
adj. well-spoken, expressive, articulate (n. form: eloquence) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| enervate |
v. to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| ennui |
n. dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| equivocate |
v. to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent (adj. form: equivocal) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| erudite |
adj. very learned; scholarly (n. form: erudition) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| exigent |
adj. urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| extemporaneous |
adj. improvised; done without preparation |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| filibuster |
n. intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmaking todelay legislative action |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| fulminate |
v. to loudly attack or denounce |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| ingenuous |
adj. artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| inured |
adj. accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| irascible |
adj. easily angered; prone to temperamental outburts |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| laud |
v. to praise highly (adj. form: laudatory) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| lucid |
adj. clear; easily understood |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| magnanimity |
n. the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp. in forgiving (ad. form: magnanimous) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| martial |
adj. associated with war and armed forces |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| mundane |
adj. of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| nascent |
adj. coming into being; in early developmental stages |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:34 GMT |
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| nebulous |
adj. vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| neologism |
n. a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| noxious |
adj. harmful, injurious |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| obtuse |
adj. lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| obviate |
v. to anticipate and make unnecessary |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| onerous |
adj. troubling; burdensome |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| paean |
n. a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| parody |
n. a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp. in literature and art |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| perennial |
through the year or many years; happening repeatedly |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| perfidy |
n. intentional breach of faith; treachery (adj. form: perfidious) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| perfunctory |
adj. cursory; done without care or interest |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| perspicacious |
adj. acutely perceptive; having keen discernment (n. form: perspicacity) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| prattle |
v. to babble meaninglessly; to talk in an empty and idle manner |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| precipitate (adj.) |
acting with excessive haste or impulse |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| precipitate (v.) |
to cause or happen before anticipated or required |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| predilection |
n. a disposition in favor of something; preference |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| prescience |
n. foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring (adj. form: prescient) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| prevaricate |
v. to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| qualms |
n. misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| recant |
v. to retract, esp. a previously held belief |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| refute |
v. to disprove; to successfully argue against |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| relegate |
v. to forcibly assign, esp. to a lower place or position |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| reticent |
adj. quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| solicitous |
adj. concerned and attentive; eager |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| sordid |
adj. characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| sporadic |
adj. occurring only occasionally, or in scattered instances |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| squander |
v. to waste by spending or suing irresponsibly |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| static |
adj. not moving, active, or in motion; at rest |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| stupefy |
v. to stun, baffle, or amaze |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| stymie |
v. to block; thwart |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| synthesis |
n. the combination of parts to make a whole (v. form: synthesize) |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| torque |
n. a force that causes rotation |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| tortuous |
adj. winding, twisting; excessively complicated |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| truculent |
adj. fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| veracity |
n. truthfulness, honesty |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| virulent |
adj. extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| voracious |
adj. having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous |
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amorphousvn Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:44:33 GMT |
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| waver |
v. to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
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