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01/12/2010

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Solicitude

Definition

Noun


The state of being concerned or anxious; An attitude of earnest concern or attention.

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Partial

Definition

Adjective


Inclined to favor one party more than the other

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prerogative

Definition

Noun

 

an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege

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Turgid

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Adjective

 

excessively embellished in style or language

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Bombast

Definition

Noun

 

pretentious inflated speech or writing

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Superlative

Definition

Adjective

of, relating to, or constituting the degree of grammatical comparison that denotes an extreme or unsurpassed level or extent

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Vitiate

Definition

Verb


To make ineffective.  

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Expostulate

Definition

Verb


To reason earnestly with a person for purposes of dissuasion or remonstrance

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Sagacity

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Noun


Being keen in sense perception

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Supine

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Adjective


Exhibiting indolent or apathetic inertia or passivity; mentally or morally slack

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Pernicious

Definition

Adjective


Highly injurious or destructive

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