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05/29/2014

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Altercation
Definition
A noisy dispute
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Amalgam
Definition
A mixture of different elaments
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Ambrosial
Definition
Delicious, fragrant, bright, divine
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Ambulatory
Definition
walking or moving, alterable or changeable
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Amphibious
Definition
Able to function on land and in water
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Androgynous
Definition
Having both male and female characteristics; unisex
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Aperture
Definition
an opening or a hole
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Apex
Definition
Highest point, Summit
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Apparition
Definition
Unusual or unexpected sight
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Appendage
Definition
Something attached to a larger item
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Archetype
Definition
Original pattern or model
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Ballyhoo
Definition
A noisy attention-getting demonstration or talk
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Belicose
Definition
Warlike, quarrelsome
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Bombast
Definition
pretentious, inflationists speech or writing
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Bonafide
Definition
genuine; made in good faith
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Boudoir
Definition
A woman's dressing room, bedroom or private sitting room
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Brouhaha
Definition
hubbub; uproar;  furor
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Buffoon
Definition
A clown, comedian or laughable person
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Buttress
Definition
to support or prop
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Cacophonous
Definition
Harsh sound or confused
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Cadence
Definition
Rhythm
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Cameo
Definition
Raised image on a precious stone; a small role
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Carnivore
Definition
A flesh eating animal
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Caucus
Definition
A closed meeting of members of a political party or faction
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Contretemps
Definition
an embarrassing incident
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aborigine
Definition
an original inhabitant
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arcane
Definition
a secret, mysterious language
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bedlam
Definition
uproar, confusion
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billet-doux
Definition
Love letter
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bizarre
Definition
Out of the ordinary, eccentric , freakish
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carcinogen
Definition
A substance that causes cancer
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celestial
Definition
heavenly
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circumvent
Definition
to avoid by going around; to encircle to outwit
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citadel
Definition
a fortress
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cogiate
Definition
to ponder or think intently
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comatose
Definition
unconscious; inactive
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conflageration
Definition
a large, destructive fire
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conveyance
Definition
a means of transporting a vehicle
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corona
Definition
a halo of light around the sun or moon
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cryptic
Definition
secret or mysterious
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cuisine
Definition
food, style of cooking
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debonair
Definition
suave, charminf, lighthearted
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decanter
Definition
a vessel used to recieve liquid poured from another
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deciduous
Definition
shedding at certain stage (as in growing period or stage of development
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demagogue
Definition
leader who promises things to people to gain power.
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dexterous
Definition
skillful, adroit
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disheveled
Definition
untidy
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distaff
Definition
pertaining to females;a stick that holds wood or flax
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doggerel
Definition
loose, irregular verse; inferior poetry
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dormant
Definition
sleeping, inactive
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duclet
Definition
sweet, melodious;soothing
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echelon
Definition
one in a series of levels of command
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effervescent
Definition
bubbly, lively
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egregious
Definition
flagrant; out of the ordinary
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emaciated
Definition
painfully thin, wasted
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embellish
Definition
to make beautiful with ornamentation; to decorate
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equestrian
Definition
relating to horseback riding
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equilibrium
Definition
a state of balance
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escalate
Definition
to enlarge, to increase
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exodus
Definition
a mass departure
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expletive
Definition
an exclamatory word or phrase,often obscene or profane
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expunge
Definition
to strike out,to erase or remove
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fecund
Definition
fruitful,productive
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festoon
Definition
a decorative chain or strip hung in a curve between two points
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fiasco
Definition
a failure
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flamboyant
Definition
ornate, showy
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flotilla
Definition
a fleet of small ships
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formidable
Definition
frightening, dreadful,awe-inspiring
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gargoyle
Definition
a rain spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure
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gauntlet
Definition
a thick heavy glove;aglovefrom a suit of armor
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germinate
Definition
to begin to grow or sprout
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globule
Definition
a tiny drop-a small ball
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googol
Definition
the figure followed by 100 zeroes equal to 10 to the 100th power
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gossamer
Definition
something light, delicate or tenuous
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gregarious
Definition
social;living in groups
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gyrate
Definition
to revolve around a point
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halcyon
Definition
calm, peaceful
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harbinger
Definition
forerunner, herald
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hirsute
Definition
very hairy
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holocaust
Definition
sidespread destruction especially by fire
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impropriety
Definition
improper conduct, bad manners
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incarcerate
Definition
to put in prison
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inclement
Definition
story, harsh
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indolent
Definition
lazy
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intrepeid
Definition
fearless, bold
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irascible
Definition
easly angered, hot tempered
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irreparable
Definition
cannot be repaired
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itinerary
Definition
the rout of a journey
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jettison
Definition
to discard;to cast off as an encumbrance
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juxtapose
Definition
to place side by side
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kowtow
Definition
to be overly polite and flattering; to fawn
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labyrinthine
Definition
complicated, mazelike
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lambent
Definition
softly bright, flickering
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languid
Definition
drooping, slugish
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libation
Definition
a beverage
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lineage
Definition
descent in direct line from an ancestor
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loquacious
Definition
given to excessive talking
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ludicrous
Definition
laughable because of obvious absurdity
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lugubrious
Definition
exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
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luminary
Definition
one who is notable in a particular field
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maelstrom
Definition
a powerful whirlpool, turmoil
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manacle
Definition
a handcuff, restraint
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masticate
Definition
to chew, to soften by crushing
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mausoleum
Definition
a large, elaborate tomb
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mellifluous
Definition
smoothly flowing, sweet
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metamorphosis
Definition
a transformation, a marked altercation
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monolith
Definition
a single large stone often in the form of a column or monument
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nadir
Definition
the lowest point
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nocturnal
Definition
pertaining to the night, active at night
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nodule
Definition
a small lump
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obdurate
Definition
hard; unmoved by persuasion
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obsequious
Definition
fawning, servile
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opulent
Definition
extravagent, demonstrating great wealth
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oscillate
Definition
to swing back and forth
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ostracize
Definition
to exclude from the group, to banish
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ovation
Definition
enthusiasticdisplay or approval; applause
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panorama
Definition
a wide, unbroken view
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paraphernalia
Definition
personal belonging, equipment
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pariah
Definition
an outcast
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parocial
Definition
relating to a church parish, limited in scope
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penurious
Definition
stingy,extremly poor
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pilfer
Definition
to steal insignificant items
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pinion
Definition
to restrain by binding the arms,to hold fast
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pinnacle
Definition
the highest point,a spire
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plummet
Definition
to fall or plunge straight downward
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pogrom
Definition
an organized persecution or massacre
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polyglot
Definition
using several languages
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posh
Definition
elegant,fashionable
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potable
Definition
fit to drink
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precarious
Definition
dangerous,risky, dependent on chance
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progeny
Definition
offspring,descendents
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projectile
Definition
missile-like object
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promontory
Definition
a high point on land or rock projecting into the water
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prostrate
Definition
lying flat or facedown
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pugilist
Definition
a fighter or a boxer
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