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| zealous |
adj: fervent; ardent; impassioned |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:23:06 GMT |
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| waver |
v: to move to and fro: to sway; to be unsettled in opinion |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:23:06 GMT |
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| voracious |
adj: having an insatiable appetite or an activity or persuit; ravinous |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:23:06 GMT |
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| volatile |
adj: meadily changing ot a vapor; fickle, changable, explosive |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:23:06 GMT |
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| vituperate |
v: to use harsh, condemnatory language; berate |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:23:06 GMT |
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| viscous |
adj: thick; sticky |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| virulent |
adj: extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antogonistic |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| vilify |
v: to defame; to charactarize as a villain |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| vigilant |
adj: alertly watchful |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| vexation |
n: annoyance; irritation |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| veracity |
n: truthfulness; honesty |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| variegated |
adj: multicolored; charactarized a variety of patches of different color |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| vacillate |
v: to waiver indecisively between one or another |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| urbane |
adj: sophisticated; refined; elegant |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| untenable |
adj: indefensible; not viable |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| uneigned |
adj: genuine; not false or hypocritical |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| ubiquitous |
adj: existing everywhere at the same time; widespread |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| truculent |
adj: fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| trenchant |
adj: sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| transient |
adj: fleeting; breif: passing quickly |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| tout |
v: to publicly praise or promote |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| tortuous |
adj: winding; twisting; excessively complicated |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| torque |
n: a force that causes rotation |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| torpid |
adj: lathargic; sluggish |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:06 GMT |
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| tirade |
n: a long and extremely critical speech; harsh denunciation |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| terse |
adj: breif and concise in wording |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| tenuous |
adj: flimsy; weak; having little substance or strength |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| tenacity |
n: the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| tacit |
adj: implied |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| synthesis |
n: the combination of parts that make a whole |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| surfeit |
v: overindulgence |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| supplant |
v: to take the place of; supersede |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| superfluous |
adj: exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 02:16:05 GMT |
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| succinct |
adj: breif; concise |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:28 GMT |
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| subtle |
adj: not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:28 GMT |
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| subpoena |
n: a court order requiring appearnce and/or testimony |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:28 GMT |
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| stymie |
v: to thwart or block |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:28 GMT |
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| stupefy |
v: to baffle, stun or amaze |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| stoic |
adj: indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| static |
adj: not moving or active |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| squander |
v: to waste by spending or using irresponsibility |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| squalid |
adj: sordid; wretched or dirty by neglect |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| spurious |
adj: counterfeit; lacking authenticity or validity |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| sporadic |
adj; occurring only occasionally |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| spendthrift |
n: one who spends money wastefully |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| specious |
adj: seeming true, but actually fallacious; misleadingly attractive |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| sparse |
adj: not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| sordid |
adj: foul; characterized by filth, grime or squalor |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| soporific |
adj: causing drowsiness; sleep-inducing |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| solvent |
adj: able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| solicitous |
adj: eager; concerned and attentive |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| shard |
n: a piece of broken pottery or glass |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| sedulous |
adj: diligent; persistent; hardworking |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| satire |
n: a literary work that ridicules or criticized a human vice through humor or derision |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| sanction |
n: authoritative permission or approval; penalty to enforce compliance |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| salubrious |
adj: promoting health or well-being |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| rhetoric |
n: the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| reverent |
adj: expressing profound awe and respect |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| reticent |
adj: quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts or feelings |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| recind |
vL to invalidate; to repeal; to retract |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| repudiate |
v: disown; to refuse to have anything to do with |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| renege |
v: to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| refute |
v: to disprove; to successfully argue against |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| refulgent |
adj: radiant; shiny; brilliant |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| redoubtable |
adj: awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:51:27 GMT |
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| recondite |
adj: hidden; concealed; obscure and difficult to understand |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| recant |
v: to retract, especially a previously held belief |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| recalcitrant |
adj:difficult to manage; obstinately defiant of authority |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| rarefy |
v: to make thin or less dense; to refine |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| rancorous |
adj: characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| quotidian |
adj: occurring daily; commonplace |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| quixotic |
adj: foolishly impractical; marked by lofty, romantic goals |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| quiescence |
n: stillness; motionlessness; state of being at rest |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| query |
n: question; inquiry;doubt in mind; reservation |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| querulous |
adj: prone to complaining or grumbling |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| qualm |
n: misgiving; reservation; cause for hesitation |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| quaff |
v: to drink deeply |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:27:58 GMT |
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| putrefy |
v: to rot; to decay and give off a foul odor |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:18:40 GMT |
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| pungent |
adj: charactarized by a strong, sharp odor |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:18:39 GMT |
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| prosaic |
adj: dull; unimaginative |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:18:39 GMT |
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| propensity |
n: a natural inclination or tendency; penchant |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:18:39 GMT |
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| prolific |
adj: productive; producing large volumes or amounts |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| proliferate |
v: to grow or increase swiftly or abundantly |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| profuse |
adj: given or coming forth abundantly |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| profligate |
adj: excessively wasteful |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| prodigious |
adj: extraordinary; abundant in size, force or extent |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| prodigal |
adj: recklessly wasteful; extravagant; lavish |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 11:42:32 GMT |
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| proclivity |
n: natural predisposition or inclination |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| probity |
n: uprightness; adherence to the highest principles |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| pristine |
adj: pure; uncorrupted; clean |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:14:00 GMT |
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| prevaricate |
v: to mislead; purposefully avoid the truth |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| presumptuous |
adj: taking liberties; overstepping bounds of propriety or courtesy |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| prescience |
n: foreknowledge of events |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| preen |
v: to dress up or primp; to groom with elaborate care |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| predilection |
n: a disposition in favor of something |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| precursor |
n: one that indicates or announces someone or something to come |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| precipitate |
v/adj: to cause to happen before anticipated or required; acting with excessive haste |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| prattle |
v: to babble meaninglessly |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| pragmatic |
adj: practical rather than idealistic |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| polemical |
adj: controversial; arguementative |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| plummet |
v: to plunge or drop straight down |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:59 GMT |
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| plethora |
n: a surplus or overabundance |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| platitude |
superficial remark, especially on offered as meaninful |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| placate |
v: to appease; to calm by making concessions |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| pith/pithy |
n/adj: the essential or central part; precise and brief |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| pirate |
v: to illegally use or reproduce |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| pious |
adj: extremely reverent or devout |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| pine |
v: to yearn intensely; to languish or lose vigor |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| phlegmatic |
adj: calm; sluggish; unemotional |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:54 GMT |
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| pervasive |
adj: tending to permiate throughout |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| pervade |
v: to permiate throughout |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| peruse |
v: to examine with great care |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| perspicacious |
adj: acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| penurious |
adj: penny-pinching; excessively thrifty |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| pedantic |
adj: excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| pedagogy |
n: the art or profession of training, teaching or instructing |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| parody |
n: humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect, esp in literature and art |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 01:01:53 GMT |
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| paean |
n: a hymn of praise or thanksgiving |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:28 GMT |
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| ostentatious |
adj: charactarized by or given to pretentiousness |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:28 GMT |
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| oscillation |
n: the act or state of swinging back an forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| opprobrium |
n: disgrace; contempt; scorn |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| opaque |
adj: inpenetrableor not reflecting light |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| onerous |
adj: troubling; burdensome |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| odious |
adj: evoking intense aversion of dislike |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| occlude |
v: to obstruct or block |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| obviate |
adj: to anticipate thereby making unneccessary |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| obtuse |
adj: lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear in thought or expression |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| obstinate |
adj: stubborn; hardheaded; uncompromising |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| obsequious |
adj: exhibiting fawning attentiveness |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:41:27 GMT |
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| obfuscate |
v: to deliberately obscure; to make confusing |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:12 GMT |
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| obdurate |
v: unyeilding; hard-hearted; intractable |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:12 GMT |
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| noxious |
adj: harmful; injurious |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| neophyte |
n: novice or beginner; a recent convert |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| neologism |
n: a new word or expression |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| nebulous |
adj: vague; cloudy; lacking a defined form |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| nascent |
adj: coming into being; in the early stages |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| mundane |
adj: typical or concerned with the ordinary |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| morose |
adj: sad, sullen, melancholy |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| mollify |
v: to calm or soothe; to reduce emotional intensity |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| mitigate |
v: to make or become less severe; to moderate |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| misanthrope |
n: one who hates all other humans |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:28:11 GMT |
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| meticulous |
adj: attentive to detail; characterized by extreme care and precision |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| mercurial |
adj: characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| mendacity |
n: dishonesty; condition of being untruthful |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| maverick |
n: an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| martial |
adj: associated with war and the armed forces |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| malleable |
adj: tractable; pliable; capable of being shaped or formed |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| malevolent |
adj: having or showing often vicious ill will, spite or hatred |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| magnanimity |
n: being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| luminous |
adj: charactarized by brightness and the emission of light |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| lucid |
adj: clear; easily understood |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| loquacious |
adj: extremely talkative |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:37 GMT |
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| laud |
v: to praise highly |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:20:36 GMT |
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| laconic |
adj: terse; using few words |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| irascible |
adj: easily angered |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| inveigle |
v: to obtain by deception or flattery |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| inured |
adj: accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| intrepid |
adj: courageous and steadfast |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| intransigent |
adj: refusing to compromise |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| intractable |
adj: stubborn or obstinate; not easily direacted or managed |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| insipid |
adj: bland; without flavor or spirit |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| innocuous |
adj: harmless, causing no damage |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| inimical |
adj: damaging; harmful; malevolent |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| ingenuous |
adj: artless; frank and candid; lacking sophistication |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| infelicitous |
adj: unfortunate |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| inert |
adj: unmoving; lethargic; sluggish |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| indifferent |
adj: having no interest or concern; showing no bias |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| incipient |
adj: beginning to come into being or be apparent |
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| inchoate |
adj: not fully formed; at an initial stage |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| impunity |
n: immunity from punishment or penalty |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| implacable |
adj: not capable of being appeased or changed |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| impetuous |
adj: implusive; hastily or rashly energetic |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:03 GMT |
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| imperturbable |
adj: extremely calm, impassive and steady |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 00:06:02 GMT |
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| inpecunious |
adj: without money |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:50:04 GMT |
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| impassive |
adj: revealing no emotion |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:50:04 GMT |
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| immutable |
adj: un-changeable |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:50:04 GMT |
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| imminent |
adj: about to happen; impending |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:50:03 GMT |
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| idolatrous |
adj: given in intense devotion to something |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| iconoclast |
n: one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| hyperbole |
n: exagerated statement, often used as a figure of speach |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| hubris |
n: pride or arrogant presumption |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| heretical |
adj: violating accepted dogma |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| hegemony |
n: the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| hedonism |
n: devotion to pleasurable persuits, particularly of the senses |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| harangue |
v: to deliver a tirade or pompous speech |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| halcyon |
adj: calm and peaceful |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| hackneyed |
adj: rendered trite by frequent usage |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| gregarious |
adj: sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of others |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| grandiloquence |
n: pompous speech or expression |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| glib |
adj: non-chalant; marked by ease or informality; lacking in depth or superficial |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| germane |
adj: relevant to the subject at hand; |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| garrulous |
adj: pointlessly talkative--talking too much |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| furtive |
adj: stealthy; covert; surreptitious |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:47:55 GMT |
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| fulminate |
v: to loudly attack or denounce |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:20 GMT |
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| fortuitous |
adj: happening by fortunate accident or change |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:20 GMT |
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| flout |
v: to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule or convention |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:20 GMT |
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| filibuster |
n: intentional obstruction, especially using long speechmaking to delay legislative action |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:20 GMT |
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| fervent |
adj: greatly emotional or zealous |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:20 GMT |
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| fawn |
v: to flatter or praise excessively |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| fallacy |
adj: an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| facetious |
adj: playful; humorous |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| extemporaneous |
adj: improvised. Done without preparation |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| exonerate |
v: to remove blame |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| extigent |
adj: urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| exculpate |
v: exonerate; to clear of blame |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| exacerbate |
v: to make worse or more severe |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| evenescent |
adj: vanishing; tending to disappear like a vapor |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| eulogy |
n: a speach honoring the dead |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| esoteric |
adj: intended for or understood by a small, specific group of people |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:35:19 GMT |
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| erudite |
adj: scholarly; very learned |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| equivocate |
v: to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| ephemeral |
adj: breif; fleeting |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| ennui |
n: dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| enigmatic |
adj: mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| enervate |
v: to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| endemic |
adj: charactaristic of common among a particular people, locality or region |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| empirical |
adj: based on experiment or observation |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| emollient |
adj: soothing, especially to the skin; mollifying |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| eloquent |
adj: well-spoken, articulate, expressive |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| elegy |
n: a mornful poem, especially one lamenting the dead |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| effrontery |
n: presumptuousness; extreme boldness |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| eclectic |
adj: composed of elements drawn from different sources |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| eccentric |
adj: unconventional; departing from norms |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| ebullience |
n: the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| dogmatic |
adj: stubbornly opinionated |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| divulge |
v: to disclose something secret |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| dissemble |
v: mislead; to disguise or conceal; |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| disparate |
adj: fundamentally distinct; dissimilar |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:02 GMT |
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| disparage |
v: to slight or belittle |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:23:01 GMT |
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| disinterested |
adj: indifferent; free from self-interest |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT |
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| discretion |
n: cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT |
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| discordant |
adj: conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT |
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| disabuse |
v: to set right; to undeceive |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT |
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| dilettante |
n: one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT |
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| didactic |
adj: intended to teach or instruct |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT |
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| diatribe |
n: a harsh denunciation |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:33 GMT |
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| desiccate |
v: to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:10:32 GMT |
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| derision |
n: scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| demur |
v: to question or oppose |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| decorum |
n: polite or appropriate conduct or behavior |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| dearth |
n: scarcity; a lack; smallness of quantity or number |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| cynicism |
n: an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by self-interest |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| culpable |
adj: deserving blame |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| credulous |
adj: gullible; tending to believe too readily |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| convoluted |
adj: complex or complicated |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| convention |
n: a generally agreed upon practice or attitude |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| contrite |
adj: regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| contentious |
adj: argumentative, quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:01 GMT |
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| connoisseur |
n: an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 23:05:00 GMT |
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| complaisance |
n: the willingness to comply with the wishes of others |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:31:00 GMT |
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| cogent |
adj: convincing; appealing forcibly to the mind or reason |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:31:00 GMT |
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| chicanery |
n: trickery, subterfuge |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:31:00 GMT |
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| chary |
adj: wary, cautious |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:31:00 GMT |
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| censure |
v: to criticize severely; officially rebuke |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:28:46 GMT |
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| caustic |
adj: burning or stinging; causing corrosion |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:28:46 GMT |
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| catalyst |
n: a substance that accellerates a chemical reaction without itself changing; a person or thing that causes change |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:28:46 GMT |
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| castigation |
n: severe criticism or punishment |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:28:46 GMT |
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| capricious |
adj: erratic; unpredictable; inclined to change one's mind impulsively; |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:26:23 GMT |
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| canonical |
adj: following or in agreement with orthodox requirements |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:26:23 GMT |
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| canon |
n: an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:26:23 GMT |
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| cacophony |
n: harsh, jarring, discordant sound; dissonance |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:26:22 GMT |
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| burgeon |
v: to grow rapidly; to flourish |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:16 GMT |
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| bucolic |
adj: rustic and pastoral; charactericic of rural areas and thier inhabitants |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:16 GMT |
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| bombast/bombastic |
n/adj: pompous or self-evident writing or speech; grandiloquent |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:16 GMT |
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| bolster |
v: to provide support or reinforcement |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:23:15 GMT |
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| axiom/axiomatic |
n/adj: a universally recognized principle; taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:56 GMT |
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| aver |
v: to state as a fact; to confirm or support |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:56 GMT |
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| avarice |
n: greed, especially for wealth |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:56 GMT |
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| austere |
adj: simple, ascetic |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:56 GMT |
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| audacious |
adj: daring and fearless; recklessly bold |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:56 GMT |
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| astringent |
adj: havig a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:56 GMT |
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| assuage |
v: to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:19:56 GMT |
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| ascetic |
n: one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 11:49:07 GMT |
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| arduous |
adj: strenuous, taxing, requireing significant effort |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:12:46 GMT |
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| archaic |
adj: outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primative, time |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:12:46 GMT |
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| approbation |
n: an expression of approval or praise |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:12:46 GMT |
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| anomaly |
n: deviation from normal order, form or rule; abnormality |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:12:46 GMT |
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| anachronism |
n: something or someone out of place in terms of its historical or chronological context |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:10:34 GMT |
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| amenable |
adj: agreeable; responsive to suggestion |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:10:34 GMT |
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| ameliorate |
v: to make better or more tolerable |
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rellimlk Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:06 GMT |
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| amalgamate |
v: to combine several elements into a whole |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:10:34 GMT |
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| alchemy |
n: medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals, especially base metals, into gold |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:08:37 GMT |
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| alacrity |
n: eager and enthusiastic willingness |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:08:37 GMT |
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| aggrandize |
v: to increase in intensity, power or prestige |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:08:37 GMT |
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| aesthitic |
adj: dealing with , appreciativeof, or responsive to art or the beautiful |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:08:37 GMT |
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| adulturate |
v: to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:48 GMT |
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| adulation |
n: excessive praise; intense adoration |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:48 GMT |
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| acumen |
n: quick, keen or accurate knowledge or insight |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:48 GMT |
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| acerbic |
adj: having a sour or bitter taste or character |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:48 GMT |
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| accolade |
n: an expression of praise |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:02:59 GMT |
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| abscond |
v: to depart clandestinely: to steal away and hide |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:02:59 GMT |
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| aberrant |
adj: deviating from the norm |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:02:59 GMT |
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| abate |
v: to lessen in intensity or degree |
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rellimlk Wed, 07 May 2008 22:02:59 GMT |
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