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12/10/2011
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Extant
 Definition
in existence
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Ephemeral
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short-lived
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Capricious
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unpredictable, whimsical
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Corroborate
 Definition
to confirm, make stronger
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Esoteric
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known to a select few
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Erudite
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scholarly
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Pragmatic
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practical
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Ambivalent
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having contradictory feelings
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Soporific
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inducing sleep
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Prolific
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producing or creating abundantly
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Auspicious
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favorable
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Sanguine
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cheerful, optimistic
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Enervate
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to weaken, drain the energy from
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Maganimous
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bighearted; generous
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Mercurial
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1. changing one's personality often and unpredictably 2. animated, sprightly
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Belligerent
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inclined to fight
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Fastidious
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nitpicky
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Reticent
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tightlipped, not prone to saying much, reluctant
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Inculpate
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to charge with wrong doing; accuse
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