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cev5
week 5
20
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03/11/2004

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impolitic
Definition
unwise, inexpedient, injudicious
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incarnadine
Definition
blood-red, crimson, flesh color
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indigenous
Definition
native, natural, inate, aboriginal, inherent
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indigent
Definition
destitute, impoverished, needy
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ineffable
Definition
inexpressible, unutterable, indescribable
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inure
Definition
toughen, harden, habituate
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irascible
Definition
testy, touchy, irritable, choleric
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laud
Definition
praise, extol
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limpid
Definition
clear, transpaent (as of water or air), lucid, completely calm.
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lithe
Definition
pliant, flexible, easily bent
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loquacious
Definition
talkative, garrulous
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ludicrous
Definition
laughable, ridiculous, laughably incongruous
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lugubrious
Definition
mournful, dismal, gloomy, excessibley sorrowful (sometimes feigned)
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malfeasance
Definition
wrongdoing, official misconduct, illegal deed
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malign
Definition
defame, vilify, calumniate, slander, having an evil disposition
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morass
Definition
marsh, bog
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mundane
Definition
common, ordinary, banal, of everyday concerns of the world
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pariah
Definition
outcast, person depised by society, member of a low Indian caste
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patrimony
Definition
heritage from one's father or other ancestry
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pecuniary
Definition
financial, monetary, relating to money.
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