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7th Wordmaster Nov/Dec 2010
7th Wordmasters Nov/Dec 2010
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11/11/2010
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auditory
 Definition
the sense of hearing
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augment
 Definition
enlarge size or increase
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billow
 Definition
a great wave or surge
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copious
 Definition
large in quantity;abundant supply
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diminish
 Definition
to lessen or make smaller
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enhance
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to raise to a higher degree; intensify
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billow
 Definition
to swell out, puff up, as by the action of wind
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epoch
 Definition
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events
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feign
 Definition
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of
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impertinent
 Definition
intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions
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insubordinate
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not submitting to authority; disobedient
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meander
 Definition
to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
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milieu
 Definition
social/cultural surroundings, climate, ambience
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noisome
 Definition
offensive or disgusting, as an odor or action, harmful, injurious
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prevaricate
 Definition
deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression
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profusion
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a great quantity or amount
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range
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refer to extent or breadth; emphasizes extent and diversity
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redundancy
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superfluous repeition or overlapping, esp. of words
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rift
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an opening made by splitting, cleaving; a break in friendly relations
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scintillate
 Definition
glimmer, twinkle
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scope
 Definition
extent or range of view, outlook
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superfluous
 Definition
being more than is sufficient or required
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surfeit
 Definition
excessive amount
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tactile
 Definition
pertaining to the sense of touch
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trifling
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to mess around with, to toy with
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trifling
 Definition
insignificant, frivoulous
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undulate
 Definition
wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
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Antonym of augment
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decrease
Term
Antonym of billow
 Definition
deflate, shrink
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Synonym of copious
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abundant
Term
Antonym of diminish
 Definition
increase or expand
Term
Antonym of enhance
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minimize; worsen
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Synonym of epoch
 Definition
era; generation
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Synonym of feign
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pretend
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Antonym of insubordinate
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behaved; obedient
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Synonym of meander
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wander
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Synonym of mileu
 Definition
atmosphere
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Antonym of noisome
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good, moral
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Synonym of prevaricate
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distort
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Antonym of profusion
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scarcity
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Antonym of range
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extreme
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Antonym of rift
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closure
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Synonym of scintillate
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sparkle
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Synonym of scope
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capacity
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Antonym of superfluous
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redundant
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Antonym of surfeit
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lack
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Synonym of tactile
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tangible
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Synonym of undulate
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billow
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Antonym of trifling
 Definition
important
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