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12/01/2011
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acrophobia
 Definition
fear of heights
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bourgeois
 Definition
middle class
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languid
 Definition
tired, slow
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resplendent
 Definition
shining, glowing
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therapeutic
 Definition
medicinal, curative
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epitomized
 Definition
typified, characterized, personified
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hidebound
 Definition
rigid in opinions
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languish
 Definition
decay, fade away, get weaker
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equivocate
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speak ambiguously, avoid telling the truth
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larceny
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theft, stealing, robbery
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retention
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preservation, withholding
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largess
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generosity
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obsolete
 Definition
no longer valid
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pontificate
 Definition
speak pompously
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adulation
 Definition
strong admiration; worship
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decoy
 Definition
lure, trap, trick
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histrionic
 Definition
theatrical, exaggerated
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obstreperous
 Definition
noisy and boisterous
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portend
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foretell
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titter
 Definition
giggle quietly
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esoteric
 Definition
difficult to understand; obscure
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hoary
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old
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lavish
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on a grand scale
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portent
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a warning sign, omen
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espouse
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to take up, support, promote
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obviate
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avoid, make unnecessary
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poseur
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someone who puts on an act
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riddled
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full of
[esp. holes]
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torpid
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stagnant, lazy
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bulwark
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barricade, wall, fortification
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etymology
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the study of word origins
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odious
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hateful
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rife
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common
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torpor
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dormancy, sluggishness, inactivity
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hypochondriac
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one who is obsessed with health
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legion
 Definition
in large numbers
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officious
 Definition
domineering, intrusive, meddlesome
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