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06/21/2013
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equivocate
 Definition
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself
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ingenuous
 Definition
showing innocence or childlike simplicity
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pedant
 Definition
someone who shows off learning
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precipitate
 Definition
cause an event or situation to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely
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brook
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to tolerate something or someone unpleasant
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distaff
 Definition
work or other matters regarded as the concern of women
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recidivism
 Definition
the act of returning to a life of crime
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torpor
 Definition
a lack of energy or vigor, lethargy
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expound
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explain
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expatiate
 Definition
speak or write at length
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febrile
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feverish
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offal
 Definition
waste, garbage
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psychosis
 Definition
mental disorder
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ewer
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water pitcher
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sebaceous
 Definition
oily; fatty
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spume
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froth; foam
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obsequy
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funeral ceremony
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presage
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foretell
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yokel
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country bumpkin
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mendicant
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beggar
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acephalous
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headless
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sepulcher
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tomb
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calumniate
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slander
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whit
 Definition
smallest speck
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brackish
 Definition
somewhat salty
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propitiate
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appease
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visage
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face; appearance
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adure
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request solemnly or earnestly
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hale (adj)
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strong and healthy
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afflatus (n)
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inspiration
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blight
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a plant disease
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imprecation
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curse; swearword
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monograph
 Definition
scholarly article
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orthography
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correct spelling
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gainsay
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deny
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prepossessing
 Definition
attractive
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purloin
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steal
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scintilla
 Definition
a tiny bit
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nubile
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marriageable
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lissome
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agile; lithe
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provender
 Definition
dry food; fodder
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