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01/12/2011
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aloof
 Definition
uninvolved
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askew
 Definition
crooked
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asunder
 Definition
in seperate parts
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ballistics
 Definition
the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics
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beleaguer
 Definition
to harass
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chattel
 Definition
an item of personal moveable property
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connoisseur
 Definition
an expert particularly in matters of art and taste
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incite
 Definition
to arouse to action
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incongrous
 Definition
not fitting in
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lament
 Definition
to express sorrow
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abut
 Definition
border upon
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castigate
 Definition
to critzize harshly
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comprise
 Definition
to consist of
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dauntless
 Definition
to be fearless
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dessicate
 Definition
to dry out completely
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embellish
 Definition
to beautify
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enrapture
 Definition
to delight
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fortuitous
 Definition
occuring by chance
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guile
 Definition
delightful
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marshal
 Definition
to assemble together
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perverse
 Definition
wrongly
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petulant
 Definition
cranky
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relinquish
 Definition
to surrender
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surfeit
 Definition
oversized amount
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unbridled
 Definition
violent
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volition
 Definition
to choose
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ameanable
 Definition
agreeable
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astute
 Definition
quick in desernment
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dissolution
 Definition
the breaking up of parts
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draconian
 Definition
hard,severe,cruel
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lesion
 Definition
wound,injury
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propulsive
 Definition
having the power to propel
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beget
 Definition
to give birth to
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congenial
 Definition
pleasant to be around
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craven
 Definition
cowardly
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curtail
 Definition
to lessen
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glutton
 Definition
one who eats too much
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histronic
 Definition
overly dramatic
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lassitude
 Definition
weariness
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muster
 Definition
to collect or gather
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obtuse
 Definition
insensitive
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balm
 Definition
something that soothes
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chasm
 Definition
deep opening in the earths surface
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countenance
 Definition
a persons face
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divine
 Definition
to infer
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erudite
 Definition
deeply learned
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fathom
 Definition
to understand fully
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fraught
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teaming with
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hovel
 Definition
a small miserable dwelling
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mirage
 Definition
unreal reflection
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ubiquitous
 Definition
the quality of being everywhere at the same time
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verbatim
 Definition
using excatly the same words word for word
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ambiance
 Definition
mood,feeling
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aptitude
 Definition
capacity for learning
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ardous
 Definition
hard,difficult,tiresome
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atrophy
 Definition
to wither away
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caucus
 Definition
a meeting of the members of a political party to make decsions
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cower
 Definition
cringe from fear
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coterie
 Definition
a circle of close friends
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gossamer
 Definition
something delicate
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harangue
 Definition
to lecture,a long bombastic speech
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harrowing
 Definition
extremely distressed
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irascible
 Definition
easily angered
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queue
 Definition
to form or to wait in line
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reminisce
 Definition
the act of recalling the past
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callous
 Definition
unfeeling
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dearth
 Definition
scarcity
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insouciant
 Definition
calm and carefree
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muse
 Definition
to meditate
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paradox
 Definition
a statement that seems true but also has an opposite truth
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pique
 Definition
irratation
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prowess
 Definition
exceptional skill and bravery
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revere
 Definition
to regard with great devotion or respect
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sundry
 Definition
various,several,miscellaneous
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cajole
 Definition
to coax or persuade
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couture
 Definition
having to do with fashion
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dilemma
 Definition
a situation which offers a difficult choice
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emulate
 Definition
to attempt to equal
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idiosyncrasy
 Definition
behavior quirk
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lexicon
 Definition
special dictionary
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maim
 Definition
to disable
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partition
 Definition
a divider
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ostracize
 Definition
to exclude from a group
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fickle
 Definition
likely to change
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umbrage
 Definition
annoyance
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rivet
 Definition
directs ones attention on
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rudimentary
 Definition
lower in value
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abridge
 Definition
to shorten
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fester
 Definition
to get worse
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debase
 Definition
offend;degrade
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decree
 Definition
to make rule or standard
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feign
 Definition
to pretend or decieve
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gamin
 Definition
a homeless boy
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beset
 Definition
to harass
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egalitarian
 Definition
advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens
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entreat
 Definition
to ask earnestly
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gravity
 Definition
seriousness
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husbandry
 Definition
management of resources
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indigent
 Definition
very poor
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laudable
 Definition
worthy of praise
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magnate
 Definition
a person of great power
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optimum
 Definition
the best condition
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potentate
 Definition
a powerful ruler
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quandary
 Definition
difficult situation
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spurn
 Definition
to reject with disdain
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supplant
 Definition
to take the place of
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truculent
 Definition
inclined toward conflict
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ablution
 Definition
cleansing
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ambivalence
 Definition
indecison
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ascribe
 Definition
to attribute to a specific cause
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edification
 Definition
to instruct
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elocution
 Definition
the art of public speaking
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embroil
 Definition
to throw into disorder
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gregarious
 Definition
outgoing
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kismet
 Definition
fate
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mete
 Definition
to distribute
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onerous
 Definition
troublesome
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pedestrian
 Definition
common
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pinion
 Definition
confine
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scrupulous
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honest
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voracious
 Definition
insatiable
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waffle
 Definition
to speak or write evasively
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abash
 Definition
to desroy self confidence
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aesthetic
 Definition
having to do with artistic beauty
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diffident
 Definition
timid
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eminent
 Definition
standing out
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incessant
 Definition
nonstop
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latent
 Definition
laying hidden
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prudent
 Definition
cautious
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terse
 Definition
concise
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travail
 Definition
strenuous physical effort
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adroit
 Definition
skillful
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choleric
 Definition
hot tempered
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coerce
 Definition
to force someone by treatning or overpowering them
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idyllic
 Definition
charming in a rustic way
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logistics
 Definition
the management of details of an operation
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ostensible
 Definition
appearing as such
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phillipic
 Definition
a verbal denunciation
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pecadillo
 Definition
a minor offense
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pliable
 Definition
easily persuaded
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