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11/08/2012
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atone
 Definition
to make reparations for
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cajotery
 Definition
the act of coaxing with flattery
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solecism
 Definition
a violation of conventional usage in a language
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indecorous
 Definition
behaving badly
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octoroon
 Definition
a person one-eigth negro
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fulminale
 Definition
to explode
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obsidian
 Definition
a hard dark volcanic glass
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innocuous
 Definition
harmless
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mottled
 Definition
marked with many-colored
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inexorable
 Definition
relentless
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incarnadine
 Definition
to redden
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parody
 Definition
a comic imitation of something
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vestal
 Definition
pure and chaste
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obliquity
 Definition
the state if being indirect
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demur
 Definition
to object
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cadge
 Definition
to beg
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carp
 Definition
to find fault with unfairly
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retch
 Definition
to vomit
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masticate
 Definition
to chew
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ignoble
 Definition
not noble
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collation
 Definition
the act of putting pages in proper order
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harbinger
 Definition
a forerunner
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strumpet
 Definition
a prostitute
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moribund
 Definition
dying
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ordure
 Definition
dung
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propitiate
 Definition
to appease
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impunity
 Definition
state of going unpunished
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platitude
 Definition
a trite
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turpitude
 Definition
lowness
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callow
 Definition
"green", inexperienced
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truculent
 Definition
fierce
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supine
 Definition
inactive
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scatological
 Definition
pertaining to obscenity
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brougham
 Definition
a carriage for two or four seating inside
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disheveled
 Definition
ruffled
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obesity
 Definition
state of being overweight
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prodigy
 Definition
an extraordinary person
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guileless
 Definition
innocent
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tact
 Definition
ability to deal with others gracefully and without giving offense
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gentility
 Definition
the qualities and characteristics associated with the well-born or rich
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ramification
 Definition
consequences
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elucidate
 Definition
to clarify
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prude
 Definition
one who is excessively modest
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sedentary
 Definition
not moving
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matriarch
 Definition
the mother ruler of a large family
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corpulent
 Definition
fleshy
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effrontery
 Definition
audacity
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affluent
 Definition
wealthy
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transient
 Definition
passing
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penury
 Definition
poverty
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caustic
 Definition
sarcastic and biting
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fatuity
 Definition
stupid, foolish
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chivalrous
 Definition
gallant and courteous
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felicitations
 Definition
congratulations
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invincible
 Definition
cannot be overcome
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frivolous
 Definition
silly
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omnibus
 Definition
a collection of stories on one theme
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accretion
 Definition
growth in size by addition
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intrepid
 Definition
bold, fearless
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affectation
 Definition
a pretending to like
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aplomb
 Definition
poise
Term
double entendre
 Definition
a term with two meanings
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anomalous
 Definition
abnormal
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scruples
 Definition
a point of conscience or honor
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ostentatious
 Definition
showy display
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august
 Definition
inspiring awe
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flippancy
 Definition
frivolous and disrespecting
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imprudent
 Definition
not wise
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antecedents
 Definition
prior
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indolent
 Definition
idle or lazy
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arrogant
 Definition
full of pride
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citadel
 Definition
a fortress
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carnivorous
 Definition
flesh eating
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cosmopolitan
 Definition
at home in all places
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ecletic
 Definition
selected from various sources
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embonpoint
 Definition
plumpness
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aberration
 Definition
a deviation from whats right
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oblique
 Definition
indirect and evasive
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nuance
 Definition
a slight variation
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hiatus
 Definition
a break
Term
innuendo
 Definition
a hint
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haven
 Definition
a port
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domesticity
 Definition
home life
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esprit de corps
 Definition
pride, spirit
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tepid
 Definition
lukewarm
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filet
 Definition
a thick round cut of beef
Term
cuisine
 Definition
a style of cooking or preparing food
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audacious
 Definition
bold
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rejoin
 Definition
to join again
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inference
 Definition
to conclude by responding from something known
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eccentric
 Definition
unconventional
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foreboding
 Definition
predict, to fortell
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guile
 Definition
tact
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factitious
 Definition
forced or artificial
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trite
 Definition
worn out by constant use
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abasement
 Definition
to humble
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cogintation
 Definition
to ponder
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temporize
 Definition
to give temporary compliance to
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clemency
 Definition
mercy
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conjugal
 Definition
relation to marriage between a man and a woman
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