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11/11/2009

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Intricate

Definition

 

Having many parts arranged in a complicated way; complex

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To suffice

 

Definition

 

To be good enough

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To degenerate

Definition

 

To worsen; to get worse

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Sanctuary

Definition

 

A place of safety, protection or relief

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To intercede

Definition

 

To make a request or plead on behalf of someone else

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Vulnerable

Definition

 

Open to damage or attack; susceptible

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Implausible

Definition

 

Difficult to belive

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Sinister

Definition

 

Evil; wicked

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Scrutiny

Definition

 

Close inspection; careful examination

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Incoherent

Definition

 

Unable to speak in an orderly, logical way; unclear

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Qualm

Definition

 

An uneasy feeling about how right or proper a particular acion is; guilty feeling

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To garble

Definition

 

To mix up or confuse (as a story or message); scramble

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To gloat

Definition

 

To feel or express delight or self-satisfaction, often spitefully

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Blight

Definition

 

Something that weakens, damages, or destroys

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To contrive

Definition

 

To plan cleverly; think up

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To retaliate

Definition

 

To return an injury for an injury;

pay back

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Blatant

Definition

 

Very obvious, often offensively so

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Gaunt

Definition

 

Very thin and bony

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Immaculate

Definition

 

Perfectly clean

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Succinct

Definition

 

Expressed clearly in a few words; to the point; concise

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To constitute

Definition

 

To make up; be the parts of

 

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To default

Definition

 

To fail to do something required

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Predominant

Definition

 

Most common or most noticeable

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Prerequisite

Definition

 

Something required beforehand

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To confiscate

Definition

 

To seize with authority; legally take possession of

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Decipher

Definition

 

To interpret or read (something confusing or hard to make out)

Term

 

Nominal

Definition

 

Very small compared with what might be expected; slight

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Concurrent

Definition

 

Happening or existing at the same time; simultaneous

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Recession

Definition

 

 A temporary decline in business

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Hypothetical

Definition

 

Supposed for the sake of argument or examination; imaginary

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