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11/27/2010
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Abhor
 Definition
HATE
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Bigot
 Definition
Prejudiced person
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Counterfeit
 Definition
Fake or False
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Enfranchise
 Definition
give voting rights
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Hamper
 Definition
obstruct
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Kindle
 Definition
to start a fire
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Noxious
 Definition
Harmful
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Placid
 Definition
calm
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Remuneration
 Definition
payment for work done
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Talism
 Definition
Lucky charm
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Abrasive
 Definition
Rough
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Bilk
 Definition
Cheat
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Covert
 Definition
Hidden
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Engender
 Definition
cause
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Hangar
 Definition
Storage arefor a plane
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Knotty
 Definition
complex
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Nuance
 Definition
something subtle
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Plagiarism
 Definition
taking credit for someone else's ideas
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Renown
 Definition
fame
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Tangent
 Definition
going off the main subject
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Abasement
 Definition
Humiliation
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Billowing
 Definition
swelling
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Cower
 Definition
recoil in fear
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Enhance
 Definition
improve
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Harangue
 Definition
noisy, attacking speech
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Labyrinth
 Definition
a maze
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Nullify
 Definition
to counter; make unimportant
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Plaintiff
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Petitioner
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Replete
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Full
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Tangible
 Definition
can be tocuhed
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Abrogate
 Definition
cancel or deny
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Blasphemy
 Definition
speech with offends religious sentiments
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Credible
 Definition
believable
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Enigma
 Definition
Puzzle: mystery
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Harbingers
 Definition
Indicators
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Labyrinthine
 Definition
complicated
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Nuzzle
 Definition
cuddle
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Plaudit
 Definition
Statement giving strong praise
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Reprehensible
 Definition
Shameful or Very Bad
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Tardy
 Definition
Slow or Late
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Absolution
 Definition
Forgiveness or pardon
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Blatant
 Definition
Obvious
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Creditable
 Definition
praiseworthy
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Enscone
 Definition
Establish firmly in a position
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Hasten
 Definition
Hurry or accelerate
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laceration
 Definition
a cut
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Obdurate
 Definition
Stubborn
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Plausible
 Definition
can be believed
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Reprieve
 Definition
a respite
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Tawdry
 Definition
of little value
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Abstain
 Definition
go without
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Blighted
 Definition
damaged or destroyed
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Credulous
 Definition
Gullible
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Enshroud
 Definition
cover
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haughtiness
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Arrongance
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lachrymose
 Definition
tearful
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Obfuscate
 Definition
Deliberately make something difficult to understand
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Plethora
 Definition
an excess
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Repudiate
 Definition
eschew
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Tedium
 Definition
boredom
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Abstemoius
 Definition
Self denying
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Blithe
 Definition
carefree
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Crespuscular
 Definition
active at dawn and dusk
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Enunciation
 Definition
Clear Pronunciation
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Headstrong
 Definition
Stubborn
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Lackluster
 Definition
Bland
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Objective
 Definition
not subjective
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Pliable
 Definition
flexible
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Rescind
 Definition
Retract
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Temper
 Definition
to moderate
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Abstruse
 Definition
difficult to understand
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Blunderbuss
 Definition
a clumpsy person
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Cringe
 Definition
shy away
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Envenom
 Definition
to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Hedonism
 Definition
self indulgence
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Laconic
 Definition
using few words
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Oblique
 Definition
Indirect
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Plumage
 Definition
feathers of a bird
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Resignation
 Definition
acceptance of fate
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Tenacious
 Definition
Resolute
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Accolade
 Definition
tribute
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Bolster
 Definition
Support
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Cryptic
 Definition
Puzzling
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Ephemeral
 Definition
short-lived
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Hedonist
 Definition
a pleasure seeker
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Lamentation
 Definition
expression of regret
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Obliterate
 Definition
destroy
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Plummet
 Definition
Fall suddenly and steeply
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Resolution
 Definition
determination
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Acquiesce
 Definition
to agree to
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Bombast
 Definition
Arrogant
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Curtail
 Definition
cut short
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Epicure
 Definition
someone who appreciates food and drink
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Heed
 Definition
Listen to
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Lampoon
 Definition
Ridicule
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Oblivious
 Definition
totally unaware
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Podium
 Definition
raised platform
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Resonant
 Definition
echoing
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Tentative
 Definition
Not certain
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Tenuous
 Definition
not solid
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