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12/07/2009
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Ante
 Definition
Before
Term
Anti
 Definition
Against
Term
Bi
 Definition
Two
Term
Circum
 Definition
Around
Term
Com
 Definition
Together
Term
Con
 Definition
Together
Term
De
 Definition
Down
Term
Dis
 Definition
Away
Term
Equi
 Definition
Equal
Term
Extra
 Definition
Beyond
Term
Inter
 Definition
Between
Term
Intra
 Definition
Within
Term
Intro
 Definition
Into
Term
Mal
 Definition
Bad
Term
Mis
 Definition
Bad
Term
Non
 Definition
Not
Term
Post
 Definition
After
Term
Pre
 Definition
Before
Term
Semi
 Definition
Half
Term
Sub
 Definition
Under
Term
Super
 Definition
Over
Term
Syn
 Definition
Together
Term
Sym
 Definition
Together
Term
Tri
 Definition
Three
Term
Un
 Definition
Not
Term
Archy
 Definition
Government
Term
Ard
 Definition
Always
Term
Cide
 Definition
Kill
Term
Ician
 Definition
Specialist
Term
Itis
 Definition
Infection
Term
Aqua
 Definition
Water
Term
Audi
 Definition
Hear
Term
Bell
 Definition
War
Term
Cap
 Definition
Take
Term
Cise
 Definition
Cut
Term
Bio
 Definition
Life
Term
Auto
 Definition
Self
Term
Port
 Definition
Carry
Term
Scrib
 Definition
Write
Term
Logy
 Definition
Science
Term
Dict
 Definition
Say
Term
Cred
 Definition
Believe
Term
Cent
 Definition
One Hundred
Term
Neo
 Definition
New
Term
Ad
 Definition
To
Term
Cede
 Definition
Go
Term
Miss
 Definition
Send
Term
Centri
 Definition
Center
Term
Biblio
 Definition
Book
Term
Anthropo
 Definition
Man
Term
Homo
 Definition
Same
Term
Spec
 Definition
Look
Term
Duct
 Definition
Lead
Term
Fer
 Definition
Carry
Term
Pend
 Definition
Hang
Term
Micro
 Definition
Small
Term
Hydro
 Definition
Water
Term
Photo
 Definition
Light
Term
Pan
 Definition
All
Term
Penta
 Definition
Five
Term
Tele
 Definition
Far
Term
Vid
 Definition
Look
Term
Omni
 Definition
All
Term
Ex
 Definition
Out
Term
Poly
 Definition
Many
Term
Re
 Definition
Again
Term
Hyp
 Definition
Under
Term
Pseudo
 Definition
False
Term
Neuro
 Definition
Nerve
Term
Tomy
 Definition
Cut
Term
Hema
 Definition
Blood
Term
Proto
 Definition
First
Term
Phon
 Definition
Sound
Term
Mono
 Definition
One
Term
Viv
 Definition
Life
Term
Morph
 Definition
Shape
Term
Vest
 Definition
Clothes
Term
Bene
 Definition
Good
Term
Pond
 Definition
Weight
Term
Corp
 Definition
Body
Term
Dorm
 Definition
Sleep
Term
Pater
 Definition
Father
Term
Nov
 Definition
New
Term
Punct
 Definition
Point
Term
Ject
 Definition
Throw
Term
Tion
 Definition
Act or State
Term
Loco
 Definition
Place
Term
Dox
 Definition
Opinion
Term
Amphi
 Definition
Both
Term
Magn
 Definition
Great
Term
Eu
 Definition
Good
Term
Endo
 Definition
Within
Term
Phobia
 Definition
Fear
Term
Ortho
 Definition
Straight
Term
Put
 Definition
Think
Term
Ver
 Definition
True
Term
Matri
 Definition
Mother
Term
Mega
 Definition
Large
Term
Pop
 Definition
People
Term
Sangui
 Definition
Blood
Term
Vita
 Definition
Life
Term
Demo
 Definition
People
Term
Stereo
 Definition
Solid
Term
Ism
 Definition
Doctrine
Term
Cogn
 Definition
Know
Term
Sur
 Definition
Over
Term
Alter
 Definition
Other
Term
Astr
 Definition
Star
Term
Dyna
 Definition
Power
Term
Chron
 Definition
Time
Term
Hyper
 Definition
Over
Term
Luna
 Definition
Moon
Term
Octa
 Definition
Eight
Term
Gyro
 Definition
Turn
Term
Contra
 Definition
Against
Term
Geo
 Definition
Earth
Term
Helio
 Definition
Sun
Term
Thermo
 Definition
Heat
Term
Tetra
 Definition
Four
Term
Meter
 Definition
Measure
Term
Scope
 Definition
Look
Term
Son
 Definition
Sound
Term
Dec
 Definition
Ten
Term
Stell
 Definition
Star
Term
Amat
 Definition
Love
Term
Germ
 Definition
Vital or Related
Term
Greg
 Definition
Group
Term
Mar
 Definition
Sea
Term
Prim
 Definition
First
Term
Pyro
 Definition
Fire
Term
Clam
 Definition
Cry Out
Term
Plu
 Definition
More
Term
Tang
 Definition
Touch
Term
String
 Definition
Bind
Term
Liber
 Definition
Free
Term
Junct
 Definition
Join
Term
Clud
 Definition
Close
Term
Se
 Definition
Apart
Term
Trib
 Definition
Pay
Term
Dign
 Definition
Worthy
Term
Rupt
 Definition
Break
Term
Grat
 Definition
Pleasing
Term
Medi
 Definition
Middle
Term
Soph
 Definition
Wisdom
Term
Curr
 Definition
Run
Term
Tempor
 Definition
Time
Term
Migr
 Definition
Wander
Term
Trans
 Definition
Across
Term
Gamy
 Definition
Marriage
Term
Numer
 Definition
Number
Term
Fort
 Definition
Strong
Term
Osteo
 Definition
Bone
Term
Ornith
 Definition
Bird
Term
Polis
 Definition
City
Term
Fus
 Definition
Pour
Term
Ego
 Definition
I
Term
Spir
 Definition
Breathe
Term
Dia
 Definition
Across
Term
Acr
 Definition
Sharp
Term
Acro
 Definition
High
Term
Culp
 Definition
Blame
Term
Derm
 Definition
Skin
Term
Zo
 Definition
Animal
Term
Per
 Definition
Through
Term
Pac
 Definition
Peace
Term
Brev
 Definition
Short
Term
Necro
 Definition
Death
Term
Urb
 Definition
City
Term
Pugn
 Definition
Fight
Term
Ecto
 Definition
Outer
Term
Plasto
 Definition
Molded
Term
Agog
 Definition
Leader
Term
Cle
 Definition
Small
Term
Il
 Definition
Not
Term
Sed
 Definition
Sit
Term
Leg
 Definition
Read
Term
Anim
 Definition
Mind
Term
Tort
 Definition
Twist
Term
Nym
 Definition
Name
Term
Sanct
 Definition
Holy
Term
Meta
 Definition
Change
Term
Petr
 Definition
Rock
Term
Mir
 Definition
Wonder
Term
Man
 Definition
Hand
Term
Rect
 Definition
Right
Term
Volv
 Definition
Roll
Term
Demi
 Definition
Half
Term
Retro
 Definition
Backward
Term
Sens
 Definition
Feel
Term
Fy
 Definition
Make
Term
Ocul
 Definition
Eye
Term
Cur
 Definition
Care For
Term
Ultra
 Definition
Beyond
Term
Oid
 Definition
Appearance
Term
Gest
 Definition
Carry
Term
Apt
 Definition
Fit
Term
Tact
 Definition
Touch
Term
Voc
 Definition
Voice
Term
Rid
 Definition
Laugh
Term
Path
 Definition
Feeling
Term
A
 Definition
Not
Term
Nomy
 Definition
Law
Term
Fid
 Definition
Faith
Term
Caco
 Definition
Bad
Term
Hetero
 Definition
Different
Term
Sci
 Definition
Know
Term
Graph
 Definition
Write
Term
Lat
 Definition
Side
Term
Lith
 Definition
Rock
Term
Tract
 Definition
Pull
Term
In
 Definition
In or Not
Term
Co
 Definition
Together
Term
Phile
 Definition
Love
Term
Ine
 Definition
Nature Of
Term
-ar
 Definition
Relating To
Term
Hexa
 Definition
Six
Term
Fract
 Definition
Break
Term
Platy
 Definition
Flat
Term
Theo
 Definition
God
Term
Fin
 Definition
End
Term
Hedron
 Definition
Sided Object
Term
Ambul
 Definition
Walk
Term
Ous
 Definition
Full Of
Term
Topo
 Definition
Place
Term
Ped
 Definition
Foot or Child
Term
Mort
 Definition
Death
Term
Carn
 Definition
Flesh
Term
Psych
 Definition
Soul
Term
Ethno
 Definition
Race or Culture
Term
Gen
 Definition
Origin
Term
Nat
 Definition
Born
Term
Paleo
 Definition
Old
Term
Curs
 Definition
Run
Term
Crypt
 Definition
Hidden
Term
Cad
 Definition
Fall
Term
Capit
 Definition
Head
Term
Loqu
 Definition
Talk
Term
Sacro
 Definition
Holy
Term
Uni
 Definition
One
Term
Ness
 Definition
Quality
Term
Alt
 Definition
High
Term
Ics
 Definition
Art
Term
Iso
 Definition
Equal
Term
Vert
 Definition
Turn
Term
Ate
 Definition
Cause
Term
Cor
 Definition
Heart
Term
Ess
 Definition
Female
Term
Muta
 Definition
Change
Term
Fug
 Definition
Flee
Term
-i
 Definition
Plural
Term
Jus
 Definition
Law
Term
Lum
 Definition
Light
Term
Ann
 Definition
Year
Term
Apo
 Definition
Away or Up
Term
Sen
 Definition
Old
Term
Sol
 Definition
Alone
Term
Bas
 Definition
Low
Term
Rogat
 Definition
Ask
Term
Parl
 Definition
Speak
Term
Potent
 Definition
Power
Term
Surg
 Definition
Rise
Term
Log
 Definition
Word or Reason
Term
Gram
 Definition
Writing
Term
Cant
 Definition
Sing
Term
Reg
 Definition
Rule
Term
Pro
 Definition
Forward
Term
Gyn
 Definition
Woman
Term
Ag
 Definition
To Do
Term
Act
 Definition
To Do
Term
Mob
 Definition
Move
Term
Sess
 Definition
Sit
Term
Fic
 Definition
Make
Term
Nounce
 Definition
Tell
Term
Andro
 Definition
Man
Term
An-
 Definition
Without
Term
Ab
 Definition
Away
Term
Mel
 Definition
Song
Term
Aden
 Definition
Gland
Term
Aer
 Definition
Air
Term
Alb
 Definition
White
Term
Ase
 Definition
Enzyme
Term
Epi
 Definition
On
Term
Hum
 Definition
Earth
Term
-be
 Definition
Life
Term
Bon
 Definition
Good
Term
Struct
 Definition
Build
Term
Chlor
 Definition
Green
Term
Cyan
 Definition
Blue :)
Term
Cyt
 Definition
Cell
Term
Diplo
 Definition
Double
Term
Dys
 Definition
Bad
Term
Eco
 Definition
House
Term
Emia
 Definition
Blood
Term
Enter
 Definition
Intestine
Term
Erythro
 Definition
Red
Term
Exo
 Definition
Out
Term
Im
 Definition
Not
Term
Fil
 Definition
Thread
Term
chrom
 Definition
color
Term
form
 Definition
shape
Term
sequ
 Definition
follow
Term
glyc
 Definition
sweet
Term
hemo
 Definition
blood
Term
ultima
 Definition
last
Term
infra
 Definition
beneath
Term
leuko
 Definition
white
Term
lys
 Definition
break down
Term
meso
 Definition
middle
Term
milli
 Definition
thousandth
Term
mem
 Definition
remember
Term
gress
 Definition
step
Term
labor
 Definition
work
Term
myo
 Definition
muscle
Term
vac
 Definition
empty
Term
oligo
 Definition
few or small
Term
ose
 Definition
sugar
Term
osis
 Definition
condition
Term
tude
 Definition
state of
Term
patho
 Definition
disease
Term
phag
 Definition
eat
Term
phor
 Definition
carry
Term
phyt
 Definition
plant
Term
phyll
 Definition
leaf
Term
pleo
 Definition
more
Term
pod
 Definition
foot
Term
soror
 Definition
sister
Term
-a
 Definition
plural
Term
val
 Definition
worth
Term
para
 Definition
beside, near
Term
dom
 Definition
rule
Term
erg
 Definition
work
Term
rhiz
 Definition
root
Term
sapro
 Definition
rotten
Term
schizo
 Definition
divide
Term
hippo
 Definition
horse
Term
som
 Definition
body
Term
spor
 Definition
seed
Term
sta
 Definition
stop
Term
rhodo
 Definition
rose
Term
taxis
 Definition
arrangement
Term
vol
 Definition
will
Term
frat
 Definition
brother
Term
trich
 Definition
hair
Term
troph
 Definition
nourishment
Term
tox
 Definition
poison
Term
sect
 Definition
cut
Term
zygo
 Definition
yoke
Term
zym
 Definition
ferment
Term
tropo
 Definition
turn
Term
gastro
 Definition
stomach
Term
arthro
 Definition
joint
Term
ventri
 Definition
belly
Term
dors
 Definition
back
Term
macro
 Definition
large
Term
dextro
 Definition
right or clockwise
Term
brachy
 Definition
short
Term
brachio
 Definition
arm
Term
branchio
 Definition
gills
Term
kin
 Definition
motion
Term
phylo
 Definition
kind
Term
blasto
 Definition
embryo
Term
dactylo
 Definition
finger
Term
phos
 Definition
light
Term
gon
 Definition
angle
Term
lite
 Definition
mineral or fossil
Term
vore
 Definition
eating
Term
holo
 Definition
whole
Term
haplo
 Definition
single or simple
Term
opia
 Definition
sight
(therefore, opium = sight-giving element :O)
Term
lent
 Definition
full of
Term
ef
 Definition
out
Term
ium
 Definition
an element
Term
dicho
 Definition
in two parts
Term
Anglo
 Definition
English
Term
Ist
 Definition
one who
Term
Saur
 Definition
lizard
Term
pithec
 Definition
ape
Term
calli
 Definition
beautiful
Term
austro
 Definition
south
Term
cephalo
 Definition
head
Term
chiro
 Definition
hand
Term
caust
 Definition
burn
Term
terr
 Definition
land
Term
cata
 Definition
down
Term
jur
 Definition
swear
Term
flu
 Definition
flow
Term
here
 Definition
stick
Term
pos
 Definition
put
Term
mund
 Definition
world
Term
cracy
 Definition
government
Term
mania
 Definition
madness
Term
ize
 Definition
make
Term
antho
 Definition
flower
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
somn
 Definition
sleep
Term
quadr
 Definition
four
Term
err
 Definition
wander
Term
sine
 Definition
without
Term
lingu
 Definition
tongue
Term
mot
 Definition
move
Term
nav
 Definition
ship
Term
und
 Definition
wave
Term
flect
 Definition
bend
Term
coron
 Definition
crown
Term
aur
 Definition
gold
Term
liter
 Definition
letter
Term
rat
 Definition
think
Term
sis
 Definition
condition
Term
par
 Definition
equal
Term
mens
 Definition
measure
Term
mony
 Definition
condition
Term
quin
 Definition
five
Term
socio
 Definition
society
Term
ovi
 Definition
egg
Term
phasia
 Definition
speech
Term
pter
 Definition
wing
Term
phen
 Definition
appearance
Term
hist
 Definition
tissue
Term
glott
 Definition
tongue
Term
phan
 Definition
appearance
Term
peri
 Definition
near or around
Term
pot
 Definition
drink
Term
via
 Definition
road
Term
atmo
 Definition
vapor
Term
cardio
 Definition
heart
Term
cosmo
 Definition
world or universe
Term
counter
 Definition
against
Term
cranio
 Definition
skull
Term
cyclo
 Definition
circle
Term
gno
 Definition
know
Term
oss
 Definition
bone
Term
xylo
 Definition
wood
Term
monger
 Definition
seller
Term
sept
 Definition
seven
Term
xeno
 Definition
stranger
Term
vas
 Definition
vessel
Term
fore
 Definition
front
Term
ish
 Definition
like
Term
less
 Definition
without
Term
baro
 Definition
pressure
Term
ferro
 Definition
iron
Term
quasi
 Definition
somewhat
Term
nesia
 Definition
island
Term
lepsy
 Definition
attack
Term
let
 Definition
little
Term
nano
 Definition
billionth
Term
pico
 Definition
trillionth
Term
ideo
 Definition
idea
Term
ven
 Definition
come
Term
ichthy
 Definition
fish
Term
pulse
 Definition
drive
Term
calor
 Definition
heat
Term
sol
 Definition
sun
Term
strat
 Definition
layer
Term
nuc
 Definition
center
Term
sat
 Definition
enough
Term
protero
 Definition
early
Term
mont
 Definition
mountain
Term
kilo
 Definition
thousand
Term
myria
 Definition
many
Term
tachy
 Definition
quick
Term
fiss
 Definition
split
Term
cumu
 Definition
heaped
Term
meteor
 Definition
high
Term
hibern
 Definition
winter
Term
di
 Definition
two
Term
bath
 Definition
deep
Term
cirr
 Definition
hair
Term
grav
 Definition
heavy
Term
solv
 Definition
loosen
Term
opthal
 Definition
eye
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
rub
 Definition
red
Term
mela
 Definition
black
Term
vice
 Definition
in place of
Term
foli
 Definition
leaf
Term
atom
 Definition
vapor
Term
orb
 Definition
circle
Term
multi
 Definition
many
Term
ign
 Definition
fiyah!!!
Term
moll
 Definition
soft
Term
lin
 Definition
line
Term
hemi
 Definition
half
Term
oo
 Definition
egg
Term
grade
 Definition
step
Term
pneumo
 Definition
lung
Term
radi
 Definition
ray
Term
obscu
 Definition
mouth
Term
ob
 Definition
against
Term
vect
 Definition
carry
Term
digit
 Definition
finger
Term
gymno
 Definition
naked :o
Term
narco
 Definition
sleep :)
Term
vermi
 Definition
worm
Term
lign
 Definition
wood
Term
dendr
 Definition
tree
Term
lachry
 Definition
tear
Term
Equivocate
 Definition
to hedge
Term
superfluous
 Definition
unnecessary
Term
bilateral
 Definition
two-sided
Term
unilateral
 Definition
one-sided
Term
circumspect
 Definition
cautious
Term
commensurate
 Definition
of like measure
Term
malevolence
 Definition
evil intent >:)
Term
neophyte
 Definition
beginner
Term
misanthropist
 Definition
hater D:(people-hater)
Term
bellicose
 Definition
warlike
Term
anthropomorphic
 Definition
man-shaped
Term
captious
 Definition
fault-finding
Term
neologism
 Definition
new word
Term
malediction
 Definition
a curse
Term
incredulous
 Definition
not believing
Term
omniscient
 Definition
all-knowing
Term
monomania
 Definition
obsession with one thing
Term
specious
 Definition
false
Term
excoriate
 Definition
verbally flog (literally, to pull out one's heart)
Term
prototype
 Definition
first model
Term
xenophobia
 Definition
fear of foreigners
Term
benediction
 Definition
blessing
Term
amorphous
 Definition
shapeless
Term
preponderance
 Definition
bulk
Term
magnanimous
 Definition
great-minded
Term
mollify
 Definition
make soft
Term
ichtyologist
 Definition
fish scientist
(a.k.a. waste of a lifetime)
Term
polyglot
 Definition
multi-linguist
Term
diaphanous
 Definition
semi-transparent
Term
somniferous
 Definition
bringing sleep
Term
sinecure
 Definition
an easy, lucrative job
Term
soliloquy
 Definition
speech to oneself
Term
adherent
 Definition
supporter
Term
abjure
 Definition
renounce
Term
caustic
 Definition
burning
Term
confluence
 Definition
a flowing together
Term
depose
 Definition
topple from power
Term
egomania
 Definition
self-obsession
Term
egregious
 Definition
blatant
Term
analgesic
 Definition
painkiller
Term
chiromancy
 Definition
palm reading
Term
oligarchy
 Definition
government by a few
Term
intractable
 Definition
stubborn
Term
intransigent
 Definition
not compromising
Term
perfidious
 Definition
treacherous
Term
perspicuous
 Definition
brilliantly clear
Term
ingenuous
 Definition
innocent and naive
Term
circumlocution
 Definition
Talking in circles
Term
gregarious
 Definition
sociable
Term
discursive
 Definition
ramblingblingblingbling
Term
egocentric
 Definition
self-centered
Term
tangible
 Definition
touchable
Term
demagogue
 Definition
corrupt politician
Term
preclude
 Definition
foreclose
Term
cryptologist
 Definition
code breaker
Term
ethnocentrism
 Definition
racial or cultural prejudice
Term
pedagogue
 Definition
teacher
Term
recant
 Definition
retract
Term
revoke
 Definition
cancel
Term
pugnacious
 Definition
combative
Term
incisive
 Definition
sharp
Term
diatribe
 Definition
abusive criticism
Term
anomaly
 Definition
abnormality
Term
enumerate
 Definition
to list
Term
circumscribed
 Definition
limited
Term
intercede
 Definition
mediate
Term
disputatious
 Definition
argumentative
Term
loquacious
 Definition
talkative
Term
abrogate
 Definition
annul
Term
prescience
 Definition
foreknowledge
Term
sacrosanct
 Definition
sacred
Term
androgynous
 Definition
masculine and feminine
Term
acronym
 Definition
initials-name
Term
congenital
 Definition
at birth
Term
cacophony
 Definition
bad noise
Term
advocate
 Definition
speak for
Term
ponderous
 Definition
weighty
Term
retribution
 Definition
revenge
Term
android
 Definition
robot
Term
infidel
 Definition
unbeliever
Term
resurgence
 Definition
rising again
Term
punctilious
 Definition
precise in conduct
Term
condescend
 Definition
lower oneself
Term
collateral
 Definition
side by side
Term
irrevocable
 Definition
beyond recall
Term
elucidate
 Definition
explain
Term
epigram
 Definition
witty comment
Term
eccentricity
 Definition
oddness
Term
cognizant
 Definition
aware
Term
stringent
 Definition
binding
Term
anthropoid
 Definition
manlike
Term
diffident
 Definition
shy
Term
pandemonium
 Definition
demonic clamor
Term
tractable
 Definition
docile
Term
supersede
 Definition
replace
Term
somnambulist
 Definition
sleepwalker
Term
sanguinary
 Definition
bloody
Term
inanimate
 Definition
lifeless
Term
urbane
 Definition
sophisticated
Term
introspective
 Definition
inward looking
Term
intervene
 Definition
come between
Term
syndrome
 Definition
complex of symptoms
Term
subordinate
 Definition
lower
Term
dissonant
 Definition
inharmonious
Term
belligerent
 Definition
warring
Term
credible
 Definition
believable
Term
impending
 Definition
overhanging
Term
polyphonic
 Definition
multi-melodic
Term
exculpate
 Definition
free from blame
Term
euphemism
 Definition
pleasant name
Term
benefactor
 Definition
helper
Term
megalomania
 Definition
delusions of greatness
Term
magnate
 Definition
powerful person
Term
vivacious
 Definition
lively
Term
heliotropic
 Definition
sun-following
Term
amour-propre
 Definition
self-love
Term
octagenarian
 Definition
an eighty-year-old
Term
cognoscenti
 Definition
those who know
Term
surfeit
 Definition
excess
Term
primate
 Definition
monkeys, apes, and humans
Term
pellucid
 Definition
crystal clear
Term
circumvent
 Definition
get around
Term
hemiplegia
 Definition
paralysis on one side
Term
narcolepsy
 Definition
attacks of sleep
Term
delineate
 Definition
to outline
Term
emollient
 Definition
softener
Term
retrograde
 Definition
backward
Term
melancholy
 Definition
dark sadness
Term
intracranial
 Definition
within the skull
Term
cardiovascular
 Definition
of the heart and vessels
Term
epiphany
 Definition
revelation
Term
histology
 Definition
study of living tissues
Term
perihelion
 Definition
orbital point nearest the sun
Term
inherent
 Definition
built-in
Term
plutocracy
 Definition
government of the wealthy
Term
sine qua non
 Definition
essential element
Term
corpulent
 Definition
full-bodied
Term
dichotomy
 Definition
two-part division
Term
pathological
 Definition
diseased
Term
cryptic
 Definition
having hidden meaning
Term
isosceles
 Definition
having two equal sides
Term
pathogen
 Definition
disease-causer
Term
vociferous
 Definition
loudly-voiced
Term
rectify
 Definition
correct
Term
sanctimonious
 Definition
affectedly holy
Term
tortuous
 Definition
twisting
Term
rectilinear
 Definition
right-angled
Term
metamorphosis
 Definition
change of shape
Term
petroglyph
 Definition
rock carving
Term
chronic
 Definition
lasting
Term
hyperbole
 Definition
overstatement
Term
sonorous
 Definition
full-sounding
Term
germane
 Definition
related
Term
convivial
 Definition
jovial, festive
Term
cognomen
 Definition
nickname
Term
anarchist
 Definition
one against government
Term
animadversion
 Definition
criticism
Term
pusillanimous
 Definition
small-minded
Term
subterfuge
 Definition
evasive dodge
Term
saturnine
 Definition
gloomy and remote
Term
luminary
 Definition
enlightening person
Term
exorbitant
 Definition
unreasonable
Term
expatriate
 Definition
banish
Term
filigree
 Definition
lacy design
Term
eulogy
 Definition
words of praise
Term
sedentary
 Definition
sitting
Term
euphoria
 Definition
joy
Term
bonhomie
 Definition
good-naturedness
Term
bona fide
 Definition
good faith
Term
bon vivant
 Definition
indulger in luxury
Term
mutable
 Definition
changeable
Term
impute
 Definition
attribute discredit
Term
status quo
 Definition
the present state
Term
paradigm
 Definition
model
Term
schism
 Definition
division
Term
bootless
 Definition
useless
Term
rubicund
 Definition
red
Term
apotheosis
 Definition
raising to god status
Term
precursor
 Definition
forerunner
Term
transpose
 Definition
switch
Term
invective
 Definition
bitter denunciation
Term
prestidigitation
 Definition
sleight of hand
Term
cosmology
 Definition
study of the universe
Term
effusion
 Definition
outpouring
Term
anthology
 Definition
literary collection
Term
posthumous
 Definition
after death
Term
euphony
 Definition
beautiful sound
Term
refractory
 Definition
stubborn
Term
platitude
 Definition
flat trite remark
Term
acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
Term
agoraphobia
 Definition
fear of openness
Term
veracity
 Definition
truthfulness
Term
verisimilitude
 Definition
similarity to the truth
Term
idiosyncracy
 Definition
peculiarity
Term
alumni
 Definition
graduates
Term
casus belli
 Definition
cause for war
Term
interregnum
 Definition
time between rulers
Term
infraction
 Definition
breaking
Term
condign
 Definition
worthy
Term
colloquy
 Definition
conversation
Term
viable
 Definition
able to live
Term
synopsis
 Definition
summary
Term
terra firma
 Definition
solid ground
Term
sanction
 Definition
authorize
Term
Russophobe
 Definition
In Soviet Russia, Waldo finds YOU!!
Term
prognosis
 Definition
medical forecast
Term
polychrome
 Definition
many-colored
Term
philanthropy
 Definition
love of mankind
Term
perspicacity
 Definition
insight
Term
mobocracy
 Definition
mob rule
Term
gerontocracy
 Definition
government of the old
Term
magniloquence
 Definition
great eloquence
Term
kleptomaniac
 Definition
pathological thief
Term
joie de vivre
 Definition
joy of living
Term
in loco parentis
 Definition
in place of parents
Term
mundane
 Definition
worldly
Term
synthesis
 Definition
combination
Term
unequivocal
 Definition
direct
Term
nihilism
 Definition
belief in nothing
Term
audiophile
 Definition
stereo buff
Term
entomology
 Definition
insect zoology
Term
omnifarious
 Definition
of all kinds
Term
invidious
 Definition
causing envy
Term
deduction
 Definition
reasoning down from principles
Term
induction
 Definition
factual reasoning
Term
hagiocracy
 Definition
government of saints
Term
diction
 Definition
word choice
Term
disconsolate
 Definition
inconsolable
Term
disingenuous
 Definition
insincere
Term
fractious
 Definition
unruly
Term
nondescript
 Definition
of no category
Term
prolific
 Definition
productive
Term
chronicle
 Definition
a history
Term
primeval
 Definition
of the first ages
Term
panegyric
 Definition
elaborate eulogy
Term
fidelity
 Definition
faithfulness
Term
magnum opus
 Definition
great work
Term
antediluvian
 Definition
from before the Flood!
Term
comport
 Definition
behave
Term
insurgence
 Definition
uprising
Term
expeditiously
 Definition
rapidly
Term
renovate
 Definition
restore
Term
carnage
 Definition
butchery
Term
decadent
 Definition
downfallen
Term
supercilious
 Definition
scornful
Term
inexorable
 Definition
inescapable
Term
emissary
 Definition
messenger
Term
improvident
 Definition
without foresight
Term
moribund
 Definition
dying
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