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11/06/2006

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abstruse
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hard to understand;
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accolade
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any award, honor
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aegis
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protection; support:
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altruism
Definition
practice of unselfish concern
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amulet
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a small object worn to ward off evil,
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apropos
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fitting; at the right time;
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assuage
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to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease
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augment
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make larger;
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augment
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make larger;
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bawdy
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indecent; lewd; obscene
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bequeath
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2. to hand down; pass on.
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bog
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. wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
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bravado
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a pretentious, swaggering display of courage.
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carapace
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a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle.
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cavil
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find fault with unnecessarily
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clemency
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an act or deed showing mercy or leniency.
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cohesive
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well-integrated; unified
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concur
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to accord in opinion; agree
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concur
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to accord in opinion; agree
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contingent
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dependent for existence, conditional
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corroborate
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to make more certain; confirm:
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crotchety
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given to odd notions, whims, grouchiness,
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debonair
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courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
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