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11/20/2010

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Recalescence
Definition
a brightening exhbited by a cooling iron as latent heat of transformation is liberated
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Inveterate
Definition
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like
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Feckless
Definition
ineffected; irresponsible
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Hoi Polloi
Definition
the common people, the masses
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Propitiate
Definition
to appease or pacify
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Hubris
Definition
excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance
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Propiniquity
Definition
nearness in time or place, affinty of nature, kinship
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Rent
Definition
torn, split apart, pirced as is by sound
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Noxious
Definition
harmful; injurious
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Distrait
Definition
divided or withdrawn in attention, especially because of anxiety
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Renege
Definition
to fail to honor a commitment, go back on a promise
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Tenuous
Definition
havng little substance or strength, flimsy, weak
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Auspicious
Definition
promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
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Table
Definition
to remove from consideration
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Denouement
Definition
an outcome or solutoin; the unravleing of a plot
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Solicitous
Definition
concerned and attentive, eager
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Nadir
Definition
low point, perigee
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Mirth
Definition
gladness or gaiety as shown or accompanied with laughter
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Prosaic
Definition
dull, unimaginative
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Pungent
Definition
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste, penetrating, to the point
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Solvent
Definition
able to meet financial problems
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Misogynist
Definition
one who hates women
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Harangue
Definition
to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade
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Satire
Definition
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes human vice through humor or derision
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Satiate
Definition
to overindulge, satisfy to excess
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Risible
Definition
laughable; causing or capable of cauing laughter
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Obviate
Definition
to anticipate and make unnecessary
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Sumptous
Definition
expensive, extravagant, maginfiecnt; splendid
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Spate
Definition
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring
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Propensity
Definition
a natural inclination or tendency, penchant
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