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FMHS LEAP
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09/11/2005

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pragmatic
Definition
dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical
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perfunctory
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acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
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disquietude
Definition
worried unease; anxiety
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bower
Definition
rustic cottage or chamber; attractive dwelling or retreat
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zeugma
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a construction in which a single word, especially a verb or an adjective is applied to two or more nouns when its sense is appropriate to only one of them or to both in different ways
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pejorative
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tending to make or become worse. disparaging; belittle
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pithy
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precisely meaningful; forceful and brief
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lethargy
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a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
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garrulous
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given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative
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herculean
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requiring the strength of hercules; hence, very great, difficult, or dangerous
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bowdlerize
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to expurgate prudishly, to modify, as by shortening or simlifyling or by skewing the content in a certain manner
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pandemonium
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a very noisy place: wild uproar or noise
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pander
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to act as a go-between or liaison in sexual intrigues; function as a procurer
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quixotic
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caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality. impulsive
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cynical
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negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness
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stoic
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one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure or pain
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stigma
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a mark or token of infamy, disgrace, or reproach: a small mark; scar or birthmark
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impede
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to retard or obstruct the progress of, hinder
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expedite
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to speed up the progress of; expedite
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tantalize
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to excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach
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galvanize
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to stimulate or shock with an electric current
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ostracize
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to exclude from a group
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laconic
Definition
using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise
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dilatory
Definition
intended to delay. tending to postpone or delay
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aver
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to affirm positively; declare
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fastidious
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possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail
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pliable
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easily bent or shaped
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infernal
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of or relating to a lower world of the dead
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scintillating
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brilliantly clever
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appellation
Definition
a name, title, or designation
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