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11/13/2010

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Term
placate
Definition
Verb
To appease or pacify esp by concessions or gestures.
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fervid
Definition
Adj
Heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm--burning, glowing, intensely hot, passionate.
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enigma
Definition
Noun
A puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation. A person of puzzling character. A saying, question, picture containing hidden meaning (riddle)
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prodigal
Definition
Adj
Wastefully or recklessly extravagent; lavishly abundant; profuse.
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opaque
Definition
Adj
Not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light--dark, dull, stupid. Hard to understand--not clear/lucid.
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erudite
Definition
Adj
Characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly.
Term
assuage
Definition
Verb
To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate--to sooth or calm.
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precipitate
Definition
Verb
To hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly.
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lucid
Definition
Adj
Easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible--rational or sane.
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equivocal
Definition
Adj
Allowing the possibility of several different meanings esp with intent to deceive or misguide--deliberately ambiguous. Uncertain significance.
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anomaly
Definition
Noun
Deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement or form. Odd, peculiar, strange condition.
Term
zeal
Definition
Noun
Fervent or enthusiastic devotion, often extreme or fanatical in nature, as to a religious movement, political cause, ideal, or aspiration.
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loquacious
Definition
Adj
Talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous.
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engender
Definition
Verb
To produce, cause, or give rise to. To beget; procreate--come into existence.
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pragmatic
Definition
Adj
Of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. Of or pertaining to the affairs of state or community.
Term
apathy
Definition
Noun
Absense or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement. Lack of interest in or concern for things that other finds mvoing or exciting. Absence of emotion.
Term
laudable
Definition
Adj
Deserving praise, commendable, admirable.
Term
pedant
Definition
Noun
A person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning. A person who overemphasizes rules or minor details. A person who adheres rigidly to book knowledge without regard to common sense.
Term
ephemeral
Definition
Adj
Lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory. Lasting but one day.
Term
corroborate
Definition
Verb
To make more certain; confirm
Term
desiccate
Definition
Verb
To dry thoroughly. Preserve food by removing moisture; dehydrate.
Term
capricious
Definition
Adj
Characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behavior; impulsive; fickle and obsolete. Fanciful or witty.
Term
propriety
Definition
Noun
Conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners. Appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; rightness or justness.
Term
vacillate
Definition
Verb
To waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute. To sway unsteadily. To oscillate or fluctuate.
Term
mitigate
Definition
Verb
To lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, pain. Make less severe, milder or more gentle.
Term
laconic
Definition
Adj
Using few words; expressing much in few words; concise.
Term
audacious
Definition
Adj
Extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless. Inventive, orignial. Insolent; brazen. Lively; unrestrained; uninhibited.
Term
prevaricate
Definition
Verb
To speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression.
Term
lethargic
Definition
Adj
Pertaining to drowsiness, sluggish; lazy--abnormal lack of energy esp result of disease
Term
venerate
Definition
Verb
To regard or treat with reverence. Hold in deep respect. To honor in recognition of qualities of holiness, excellence, wisdom.
Term
bolster
Definition
Noun
Long often cylindrical cushion or pillow for a bed or sofa etc. Anything used as support.
Term
waver
Definition
Verb
To sway to and fro; flutter. Become unsteady, shake/tremble. To feel or show doubt, indecision. To fluctuate or vary.
Term
philanthropic
Definition
Adj
Benevolent; charity; love of humanity.
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obdurate
Definition
Adj
Unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. Resistant to moral influence.
Term
misanthrope
Definition
Noun
A hater of mankind.
Term
antipathy
Definition
Noun
A natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion. Object of habitual dislike. An instinctive contrarietyor opposition in feeling.
Term
paradox
Definition
Noun
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. False proposition. An opinion or statement contrary to commonly accepted opinion.
Term
enervate
Definition
Verb
Depleted of strength or vitality.
Term
cacophony
Definition
Noun
Harsh discordance of sound; dissonance. A meaningless mixture of sounds.
Term
ingenuous
Definition
Adj
Free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; severe. Honorable or noble. Artless; innocent; naive; frank; straight-forward.
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garrulous
Definition
Adj
Excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner esp about trivial matters.
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deride
Definition
Verb
To laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock; ridicule.
Term
dissonance
Definition
Noun
Inharmonioius or harsh sound; discord; cacophony. Music. Disagreement or incongruity.
Term
ostentation
Definition
Noun
Pretentious or conspicuous show, as of wealth or importance; display intended to impress others.
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