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06/27/2011

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sententious
Definition
full of pithy aphorisms
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chary
Definition
cautious; circumspect
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lout
Definition
one who lacks grace
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poltroon
Definition
coward; cowardice
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hapless
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luckless
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artless
Definition
free from deceit
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beatific
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blissful; heavenly
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incisive
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insightful
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emollient
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having the power to soften or relax
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amalgam
Definition
combination
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plutocracy
Definition
rule of the wealthy class
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prurient
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characterized by lustful thoughts; causing lust
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sectarian
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confined to a particular sect
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sagacious
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shrewd
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nascent
Definition
preliminary; beginning to develop
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facetious
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not meant to be taken seriously; frivolous
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capricious
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erratic
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disingenuous
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insincere
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hyperbole
Definition
intended overexaggeration
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acumen
Definition
keen insight; shrewdness
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presumptuous
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unwarrentedly bold
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arcane
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mysterious
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pernicious
Definition
causing insidious harm
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insidious
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intended to entrap or beguile
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petulant
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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance
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prosaic
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commonplace; qoutidian
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perfunctory
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cone in a routine way; hasty; superficial
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner; dyspeptic
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assiduous
Definition
unremitting; constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task (one who works their ASS off is assiduous)
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paucity
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smallness of quantity, scarcity, insufficiency of number
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peruse
Definition
read something very carefully
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countermand
Definition
over-rule; reverse an order
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skein
Definition
anything wound or resembling a wound shape
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auspicious
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good-omen; signifies future good/luck
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ashen
Definition
pallid; wan
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aphorism
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A terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation.
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embroidering
Definition
embellishing or overstating
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obfuscate
Definition
to make difficult to understand
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scale
Definition
to climb (to scale a mountain)
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fustian
Definition
high-flown and rambling speech
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concatenate
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to link together; to unite in a series or chain
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importune
Definition
demand with urgency or persistence;to make improper advances toward (a person);to beg for (something) urgently or persistently
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perspicuity
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clearness or lucidity
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connivivance
Definition
a dishonest action
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gourmand
Definition
epicure; conniseur
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lurid
Definition
dull
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hesternal
Definition
having to do with yesterday
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ad-lib
Definition
make something up spontaneously
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torrid
Definition
ardent; passionate;subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun
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dissipated
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indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to pleasure; intemperate; dissolute.
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saturnine
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gloomy
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promulgate
Definition
to announce
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insouciant
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carefree
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puissant
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powerful; mighty
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plangent
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expressing sadness
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pleonasm
Definition
redundancy of expression
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fracas
Definition
noisy fight
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cavil
Definition
to raise objections
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ethereal
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delicate;refined
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fulminate
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to explode with loud noise
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ersatz
Definition
fake;mannered; affected
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resplendant
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shiny
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commensurate
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proportional
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restive
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on edge
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ponderous
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bland
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objurgate
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to scold
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sentorian
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loud
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subversive
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radical
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inveterate
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incapable of stopping
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cozen
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to trick/mislead
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portentous
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momentous; prodigious
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uncouthness
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awkward; clumsy; strange
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rail
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scold
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mendacity
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dishonesty
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aplomb
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self-confident
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munificence
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generousity
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bellicosity
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inclined/eager to fight
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equitable
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fair; partial
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distend
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enlarge; swell
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dandy
Definition
dressed elegently
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incommunicado
Definition
deprived of any communication with others
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nonplussed
Definition
to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely
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vertiginous
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having the tendency to make dizzy and disoriented
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posthumous
Definition
arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death
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expectorate
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to spit
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halcyon
Definition
beautiful and prosperous
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salubrious
Definition
favorable to or promoting health (Labriut or baree in hebrew=healthy)
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panacea
Definition
a medicine that cures all ills opposite of nostrum
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nostrum
Definition
false and inneffective mediciine
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evince
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to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
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maudlin
Definition
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental
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effusive
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extravagantly demonstrative of emotion; gushing
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discursive
Definition
passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive; rambling.
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hidebound
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narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible
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sequestered
Definition
to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude.
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pundit
Definition
learned person, expert, authority
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obstreperous
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resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous
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puerile
Definition
of or pertaining to a child or to childhood. childishly foolish; immature or trivial
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trammel
Definition
Usually, trammels. a hindrance or impediment to free action; restraint
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systemic
Definition
affecting an entire system
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bromide
Definition
cliche; trite saying;
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supererogatory
Definition
exessive; superfluous
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rapprochement
Definition
to have a cordial relationship with
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gaucherie
Definition
A socially awkward or tactless act.
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imbibe
Definition
to drink
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offal
Definition
part of animal cut from butcher but are inedible; crappy meat;kishka
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contentious
Definition
inclined to argue
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Milquetoast
Definition
meek, spineless person
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staid
Definition
setlled, straight-laced
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allay
Definition
to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet; to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate
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boon
Definition
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit; something that is asked; a favor sought.
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potable
Definition
fit or suitable for drinking
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browbeat
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to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
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countenance
Definition
appearance, especially the look or expression of the face; calm facial expression; composure.
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adjucate
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to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence; to sit in judgement; to settle judiciously
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ineffable
Definition
unable to be expressed
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supercilious
Definition
haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
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skulk
Definition
to move in a stealthy manner
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incendiary
Definition
tending to inflame the senses; inflammatory
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picayune
Definition
commonplace; prosaic
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lascivious
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lustful; prurient
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stupefaction
Definition
overwhelming amazement
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magninimity
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genorosity
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inception
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beginning
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timorous
Definition
fearful, withdrawn
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centrum
Definition
center
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PERDITION
Definition
damnation, final state of spiritual ruin
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ductility
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ability to be hammered out, bent
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manumission
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freeing from slavery
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sere
Definition
dry, withered
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agog
Definition
enthralled, very excited
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feckless
Definition
incompetent or useless
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avaricious
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markedly greedy
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yen
Definition
a strong longing or yearning
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pyrrhic
Definition
a victory that costs too much
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recidivism
Definition
repetition of a crime
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reive
Definition
to rob
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tableau
Definition
attractive grouping of objects
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Putative
Definition
reputed, thought to be, commonly regarded as
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equanimity
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calmness and composure
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risible
Definition
provokes or elicits laughter
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Lucre
Definition
money (lucrative)
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moribund
Definition
not progressing or advancing; stagnant; in a dying state; near death
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awash
Definition
covered with water (a-washed away)
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besmirch
Definition
to soil; tarnish; discolor
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deplore
Definition
to regret deeply or strongly; lament; to disapprove of; censure.
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corrigible
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capable of being corrected or reformed; submissive to correction.
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canny
Definition
cautious, careful, prudent, cagey
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Confabulated
Definition
made up
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turncoat
Definition
traitor
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fealty
Definition
loyalty
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myrmidon
Definition
a slavish follower
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Compunction
Definition
anxiety; uneasiness
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officious
Definition
assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way
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facile
Definition
without difficulty
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treacly
Definition
overly sweet
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scotch
Definition
(verb) to end
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lissome
Definition
limber; flexible; lithe
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Abstruse
Definition
difficult to understand
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Plumb
Definition
exactly vertical; understand deeply
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askew
Definition
crooked
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inveigle
Definition
insincerely persuading or coaxing someone to do something
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SAPID
Definition
having a strong, pleasant taste
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redolent
Definition
strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something; fragrant or sweet-smelling
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Waggish
Definition
humorous, witty
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Palaver
Definition
talk intended to persuade or cajole
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arable
Definition
consistantly fertile
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