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02/10/2010
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elaborate
 Definition
detailed; careful; thorough
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arrogant
 Definition
feeling superior to others; snooty
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elusive
 Definition
hard to pin down; evasive
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efface
 Definition
to erase; to rub away the features of
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taciturn
 Definition
untalkative by nature
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ameliorate
 Definition
to make better or more tolerable
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acquiesce
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to give in; to agree
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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dubious
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doubtful; uncertain
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flagrant
 Definition
shocking; outstandingly bad
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concise
 Definition
breif and to the point; succinct
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immutable
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unchangeable; permanent
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static
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stationary; not changing or moving (not radio fuzz)
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credulous
 Definition
believing; gullible
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blashphemy
 Definition
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity