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zeal passion, excitement 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:37:05 GMT view revision history
whimsical unpredictable act 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:37:05 GMT view revision history
waver to fluctuate between choices 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:36:11 GMT view revision history
volatile easily aroused or changeable, lively or explosive 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:36:11 GMT view revision history
vex to annoy 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:36:11 GMT view revision history
verbose wordy 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:36:11 GMT view revision history
veracity filled w/ truth and accuracy 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:35:16 GMT view revision history
venerate to respect deeply 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:35:16 GMT view revision history
vacillate to sway physically, indecisive 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:35:16 GMT view revision history
transitory temporary or lasting a short time 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:35:16 GMT view revision history
torpor extreme mental and physical sluggishness 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:33:52 GMT view revision history
tirade long, harsh speech or verbal attack 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:33:52 GMT view revision history
taciturn silent, not talkative 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:33:52 GMT view revision history
tacit done w/o using words 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:33:52 GMT view revision history
sublime grand 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:32:35 GMT view revision history
stolid unemotional, lack sensitivity 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:32:35 GMT view revision history
stigma mark of shame or discredit 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:32:35 GMT view revision history
specious seemingly true but a lie (excuse for class) 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:32:35 GMT view revision history
soporific causing sleep or lethargy 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:31:15 GMT view revision history
satiate to satisfy fully or overindulge 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:31:15 GMT view revision history
rhetoric effective writing/ speaking 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:31:15 GMT view revision history
reticent silent, reserved 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:31:15 GMT view revision history
repudiate reject the validity of 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:29:47 GMT view revision history
rarefy to make thinner or sparse 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:29:47 GMT view revision history
quiescent motionless 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:29:47 GMT view revision history
pungent sharp and irritating to the senses 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:29:46 GMT view revision history
prudence wisdon, caution, OR restraint 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:38 GMT view revision history
propriety correct behavior, obide rules 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:38 GMT view revision history
propitiate to agree, please 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:38 GMT view revision history
proliferate increase in # quickly 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:38 GMT view revision history
prodigal wasteful 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:25:53 GMT view revision history
pristine fresh and clean, uncorrupt 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:25:53 GMT view revision history
prevaricate to lie or deviate from the truth 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:25:53 GMT view revision history
precipitate throw violently, bring about abruptyly 0 mmeye661 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:25:53 GMT view revision history
pragmatic practical approach not idealistic 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:52 GMT view revision history
plethora excess 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:52 GMT view revision history
plastic can bend, mold, alter 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:52 GMT view revision history
primeval very old 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:52 GMT view revision history
obsure unclear 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:06 GMT view revision history
philanthropy charity, promote goodness 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:06 GMT view revision history
permeate to penetrate 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:06 GMT view revision history
perfunctory done in a routine way 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:49:06 GMT view revision history
perfidious willing to betray one's trust 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:47:44 GMT view revision history
pedant someone who shows off learning 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:47:44 GMT view revision history
paragon model of excellence or perfection 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:47:44 GMT view revision history
paradox a contradiction or dilemma 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:47:44 GMT view revision history
ostentation excessive showiness 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:45:53 GMT view revision history
opprobrium public discrace 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:45:53 GMT view revision history
opaque impossible to see through, no light passage 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:45:53 GMT view revision history
onerous troublesome, and oppressive, burdensome 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:45:53 GMT view revision history
obviate prevent, to make unnecessary 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:42:55 GMT view revision history
obstinate stubborn, unyielding 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:42:55 GMT view revision history
obsequious overly submissive and eager to please 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:42:55 GMT view revision history
obdurate hardened in feeling; resistant to persuasion 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:42:55 GMT view revision history
naive lack experience 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:41:14 GMT view revision history
monotony no variation 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:41:14 GMT view revision history
mollify make less severe 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:41:14 GMT view revision history
mitigate to soften, or lessen 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:41:14 GMT view revision history
misanthrope person who dislikes others 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:26 GMT view revision history
meticulous extremely careful 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:26 GMT view revision history
mataphor compare to different things 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:26 GMT view revision history
malleable can be shaped 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:26 GMT view revision history
malinger pretend to be ill, evade (ex. draft to military be malinger) 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:38:36 GMT view revision history
lucid clear and understandable 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:38:36 GMT view revision history
loquacious talkative 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:38:36 GMT view revision history
lavish give unsparingly, extremely generous 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:38:36 GMT view revision history
laud to praise, or glorify 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:36:46 GMT view revision history
lament to express sorrow, grieve 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:36:46 GMT view revision history
laconic using few words 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:36:46 GMT view revision history
irascible easily made angry 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:36:46 GMT view revision history
inundate overwhelm, or cover with water 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:50 GMT view revision history
intransigent uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:50 GMT view revision history
insipid lacking interest or flavor 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:50 GMT view revision history
innocuous harmless 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:35:50 GMT view revision history
inimical unfriendly 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:34:26 GMT view revision history
ingenuous showing innocence or childlike sympathy 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:34:26 GMT view revision history
inchoate not fully formed and disorganized 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:34:26 GMT view revision history
implacable can't calm or make peaceful 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:34:26 GMT view revision history
impetuous quick to act w/o thinking 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:33:13 GMT view revision history
impervious can't penetrate or affect 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:33:12 GMT view revision history
imperturbable can't disturb 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:33:12 GMT view revision history
iconoclast one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:33:12 GMT view revision history
guile deceit or trickery 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:09:27 GMT view revision history
gregarious outgoing, sociable 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:09:27 GMT view revision history
garrulous tending to talk a lot 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:09:27 GMT view revision history
frugality tendency to be thrifty or cheap 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:09:27 GMT view revision history
foment to arouse or incite 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:05:32 GMT view revision history
florid excessively decorated or embellished 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:05:32 GMT view revision history
fervid intensely emotional; feverish 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:05:32 GMT view revision history
fawn to grovel, follow 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:05:32 GMT view revision history
exonerate to clear of blame 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:58:36 GMT view revision history
exigent urgent, requiring immediate action 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:58:36 GMT view revision history
exculpate to clear from blame, prove innocent 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:58:36 GMT view revision history
exacerbate to make worse 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:58:36 GMT view revision history
euphemism inoffensive word instead of a distasteful one, (sleeping vs. dead) 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:16 GMT view revision history
eulogy speech in praise of someone 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:16 GMT view revision history
estimable admirable 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:16 GMT view revision history
esoteric known or understood by only a few 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:57:16 GMT view revision history
erudite learned, scholarly, bookish 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:55:18 GMT view revision history
erratic wandering and unpredictable 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:55:18 GMT view revision history
equivocate to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:55:18 GMT view revision history
ephemeral lasting a short time 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:55:18 GMT view revision history
enigma a puzzle, mystery 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:53:11 GMT view revision history
engender to produce, cause, or bring about 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:53:11 GMT view revision history
enervate reduce in strength 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:53:11 GMT view revision history
emulate to copy, or try to equal or excel 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:53:11 GMT view revision history
eloquent persuasive and moving, especially in speech 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:51:56 GMT view revision history
elegy sorrowful poem, speech 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:51:56 GMT view revision history
efficacy effectiveness 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:51:56 GMT view revision history
eclectic selecting from or made up from a variety of sources 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:51:56 GMT view revision history
dupe to deceive, a person who is easily deceived 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:50:06 GMT view revision history
dogmatic dicttorial in one's opinion 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:50:05 GMT view revision history
dogma firmly held opinion, often religious 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:50:05 GMT view revision history
dissonance harsh an disagreeable combination, often in sounds 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:50:05 GMT view revision history
dissemble false appearance, disguise real character/intentions 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:48:18 GMT view revision history
disparate different, unlike, separate 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:48:18 GMT view revision history
discern to perceive,recognize 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:48:18 GMT view revision history
disabuse to set right; free from error 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:48:18 GMT view revision history
dirge funeral hymn, mournful speech 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:45:52 GMT view revision history
dilettante someone w/ an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:45:52 GMT view revision history
dilatory intended to delay 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:45:52 GMT view revision history
diffident lacking self-confidence 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:45:52 GMT view revision history
diatribe an abusive, condemnatory speech 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:43:33 GMT view revision history
desultory jumping from one thing to another, disconnected 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:43:33 GMT view revision history
deride mock someone 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:43:33 GMT view revision history
cherubic angelic 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:43:33 GMT view revision history
deference respect,courtesy 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:41:50 GMT view revision history
decorum knowing appropriate behavior,propriety 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:41:50 GMT view revision history
credulous too trusting, gullible 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:41:50 GMT view revision history
corroborate provide support evidence 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:41:50 GMT view revision history
convoluted intricate, complicated 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:30:37 GMT view revision history
condone overlook, disregard 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:30:37 GMT view revision history
cogent convincing and well reasoned 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:30:37 GMT view revision history
chicanery deception by means of craft or guile, dishonest 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:30:37 GMT view revision history
chauvinist favor group you belong to 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:28:24 GMT view revision history
caustic biting in wit, clever 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:28:24 GMT view revision history
catalyst brings change 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:28:24 GMT view revision history
castigate punish/criticize harshly 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:28:24 GMT view revision history
capricious changing ones mind quickly and often 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:26:47 GMT view revision history
candid impartial and honest in speech 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:26:47 GMT view revision history
cacophony harsh, jarring noise 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:26:47 GMT view revision history
bombastic pompous in speech and manner, boast 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:26:47 GMT view revision history
bolster support, prop 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:16:29 GMT view revision history
banal predictable, cliched, boring 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:16:29 GMT view revision history
austere severe or stern in appearance, undecorated 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:16:29 GMT view revision history
audacious fearless/daring 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:16:29 GMT view revision history
attenuate to reduce in force or degree/weaken 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:15:14 GMT view revision history
assuage to make something unpleasant LESS severe 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:15:14 GMT view revision history
ardor intense/passionate feeling 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:15:14 GMT view revision history
archaic ancient, old-fashioned 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:15:14 GMT view revision history
arbitrate judge a dispute between two opposing parties 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:13:38 GMT view revision history
apathy lack of interest/emotion 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:13:38 GMT view revision history
antipathy extreme dislike 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:13:38 GMT view revision history
anomaly deviation from normal 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:13:38 GMT view revision history
analgogous similar,equivalent 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:11:33 GMT view revision history
anachronism out of place in time 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:11:33 GMT view revision history
ameliorate improve 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:11:33 GMT view revision history
ambiguous uncertain, doubtful 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:11:33 GMT view revision history
amalgamate mix together, combine 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:09:21 GMT view revision history
aggrandize increase in power, influence, reputation 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:09:21 GMT view revision history
advocate speak in favor of 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:09:21 GMT view revision history
adulterate to make impure 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:09:21 GMT view revision history
abyss deep hole 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:08:05 GMT view revision history
abstain to choose not to do something 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:08:05 GMT view revision history
abscond to leave secretely 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:08:05 GMT view revision history
abate reduce in amount, severity, or degree 0 mmeye661 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:08:05 GMT view revision history

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