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| opprobrium |
infamy;vilification |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:11:10 GMT |
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| onus |
burden; responsibility
The emperor was spared the onus of signing the surrender papers. |
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| onerous |
burdensome
She asked for an assistant because her work load was too burdensome. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:11:10 GMT |
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| odious |
hateful; vile
They had the odious habit of popping their zits in public. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:11:10 GMT |
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| obstreperous |
boisterous; noisy
An obstreperous horde of drunken policemen crashed into the potted plants. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:11:10 GMT |
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| hegemony |
dominance, esp of one nation over others.
As one Eastern European nation after another declared its independence, commentators marveled at the sudden breakdown of the monolithic Soviet hegemony. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| heckler |
person who verbally harasses others.
The heckler kept on interrupting the speaker with rude remarks. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| harry |
harass; annoy; torment; raid.
The guerrilla band harried the enemy nightly. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| harbinger |
forerunner.
The crocus is an early harbinger of spring. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| hallowed |
blessed; consecrated.
They wanted their daughter to be buried in hallowed ground. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| halcyon |
calm; peaceful.
In those halcyon days, people were not worried about sneak attacks and bombings. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| guile |
deceit;duplicity;willingness; cunning
He is naive, simple and guileless; he cannot be guilty of fraud. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| grueling |
exhausting.
The marathon is a grueling race. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| grovel |
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate.
Even though we have been defeated, we do not have to grovel before our conquerors. |
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economist Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:08:29 GMT |
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| alliteration |
repetition of beginning sound in poetry
"The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration. |
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economist Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:08:52 GMT |
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| adjutant |
staff officer assisting the commander |
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economist Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:00:04 GMT |
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| adjuration |
solemn urging.
Her adjuration to tell the truth did not change the witnesses' testimony. |
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economist Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:00:04 GMT |
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| actuate |
motivate.
I fail to understand what actuated you reply to this letter so nastily |
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economist Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:00:04 GMT |
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| acrimonious |
bitter in words or manner
The candidate attacked his opponent in highly acrimonious manner. |
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economist Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:00:03 GMT |
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| abrogate |
abolish
The king intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. |
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economist Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:00:03 GMT |
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| abnegation |
renunciation; self-sacrifice
Their act of abnegation was necessary to save the kingdom |
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economist Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:00:02 GMT |
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