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| Zealous a. |
fervent; ardent; impassioned; devoted to a cause (a zealot is a zealous person). |
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memyselfmai Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:00:38 GMT |
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| Transient a. |
fleeting; passing quickly; brief. |
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memyselfmai Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:00:38 GMT |
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| Tirade n. |
a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:47:24 GMT |
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| Tenuous a. |
having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:47:24 GMT |
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| Tenacity n. |
the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination. |
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| Surfeit n/v. |
an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:47:24 GMT |
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| Superfluous a. |
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:44:49 GMT |
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| Succinct a. |
brief; concise. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:44:49 GMT |
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| subpoena n. |
a court order requiring appearance and or testimony. |
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| Spurious a. |
lacking authencity or validity; false; counterfeit. |
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| Specious a. |
seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:43:17 GMT |
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| Solvent a. |
able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:43:17 GMT |
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| Salubrious a. |
promoting health or well-being. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:43:17 GMT |
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| Rhetoric n. |
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:43:17 GMT |
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| Reverent a. |
marked by feeling or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect (n. form: reverence). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:41:32 GMT |
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| Rescind v. |
to invalidate; to repeal; to retract. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:41:32 GMT |
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| Repudiate v. |
to refuse to have anything to do with; disown. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:41:32 GMT |
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| Recalcitrant a. |
obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:41:32 GMT |
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| Rancorous a. |
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment (n. form: rancor). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:39:36 GMT |
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| Querulous a. |
prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:39:36 GMT |
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| Queries n. |
questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:39:36 GMT |
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| Proliferate v. |
to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly. |
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| Profuse a. |
given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:37:26 GMT |
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| Prodigal a. |
recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:37:26 GMT |
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| Polemical a. |
controversial; argumentative. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:37:26 GMT |
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| Plummet v. |
to plunge or drop straight down. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:37:26 GMT |
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| Platitude n. |
a superficial remark, esp one offered as meaningful. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:36:08 GMT |
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| Placate v. |
to appease; to calm by making concessions. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:36:08 GMT |
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| Pithy a. |
precise and brief. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:36:08 GMT |
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| Pith n. |
the essential or central part. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:36:08 GMT |
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| Pirate v. |
to illegally use or reproduce. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:34:39 GMT |
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| Pine v. |
to yearn intensively; to languish; to lose vigor. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:34:39 GMT |
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| Pervasive a. |
having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:34:39 GMT |
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| Penury n. |
poverty; destitution. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:34:39 GMT |
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| Pedantic a. |
overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show offish about one's knowledge. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:33:12 GMT |
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| Pedagogy n. |
the profession or principles of teaching or instructing. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:33:12 GMT |
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| Opprobrium n. |
disgrace; contempt; scorn. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:33:12 GMT |
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| Occlude v. |
to obstruct or block. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:33:12 GMT |
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| Obsequious a. |
exhibiting a fawning attentiveness. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:31:18 GMT |
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| Obdurate a. |
unyielding; hard hearted; intractable. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:31:18 GMT |
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| Mitigate v. |
to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:31:18 GMT |
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| Misanthrope n. |
one who hates all other humans (adj. form: misanthropic). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:31:18 GMT |
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| Meticulous a. |
characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:29:30 GMT |
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| Mendacity n. |
the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty (adj. form: mendacious). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:29:30 GMT |
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| Malleable a. |
capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:29:30 GMT |
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| Malevolent a. |
having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred (n. form: malevolence). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:29:30 GMT |
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| Luminous a. |
characterized by brightness and the emission of light. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:27:40 GMT |
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| Loquacious a. |
extremely talkative (n. form: loquacity). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:27:40 GMT |
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| Insipid a. |
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; bland. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:27:40 GMT |
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| Infelicitous a. |
unfortunate; inappropriate. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:27:40 GMT |
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| Inchoate. |
in an initial stage; not fully formed. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:26:14 GMT |
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| Impunity n. |
immunity from punishment or penalty. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:26:14 GMT |
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| Implacable a. |
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:26:14 GMT |
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| Imperturbable a. |
marked by extreme calm, impassivity and steadiness. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:26:14 GMT |
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| Impassive a. |
revealing no emotion. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:24:45 GMT |
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| Idolatrous a. |
given to intense or excessive devotion to something (n. form: idolatry). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:24:45 GMT |
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| Iconoclast n. |
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:24:45 GMT |
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| Hegemony n. |
the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:24:45 GMT |
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| Hedonism n. |
devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses (a hedonist is someone who pursues pleasure). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:22:59 GMT |
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| Halcyon a. |
calm and peaceful. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:22:59 GMT |
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| Hackneyed a. |
rendered trite (= stereotype) or commonplace by frequent usage. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:22:59 GMT |
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| Grandiloquence n. |
pompous speech or expression ( adj form:grandiloquent). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:22:59 GMT |
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| Germane a. |
relevant to subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:20:59 GMT |
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| Fortuitous a. |
happening by accident or chance. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:20:59 GMT |
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| Fervent a. |
greatly emotional or zealous (n. form: fervor). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:20:59 GMT |
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| Exacerbate v. |
to make worse or more severe. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:20:59 GMT |
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| Evanescent a. |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:19:24 GMT |
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| Endemic a. |
characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:19:24 GMT |
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| Eccentric a. |
departing from norms or conventions. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:19:24 GMT |
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| Dissemble v. |
to disguise or conceal; to mislead. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:19:24 GMT |
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| Diatribe n. |
a harsh denunciation. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:17:23 GMT |
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| Bombastic a. |
pompous; grandiloquent (n. form: bombast). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:17:23 GMT |
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| Bolster v. |
to provide support or reinforcement. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:17:23 GMT |
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| Aver v. |
to state as a fact; to declare or assert. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:17:23 GMT |
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| Archaic a. |
outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:15:46 GMT |
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| Amalgamate v. |
to combine several elements into a whole (n. form: amalgamation). |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:15:46 GMT |
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| Adulterate v. |
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients. |
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memyselfmai Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:15:46 GMT |
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| Acumen n. |
keen, accurate judgment or insight. |
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