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10/26/2006

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addendum
Definition
an addition
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abeyance
Definition
a temporary period of inactivity
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affectation
Definition
an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession
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amenities
Definition
The quality of being pleasant or attractive; agreeableness
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annihilate
Definition
destroy utterly
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aperture
Definition
an opening, as a hole, slit,
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arduous
Definition
requiring great exertion;
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atavistic
Definition
reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type.
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badinage
Definition
light, playful banter or raillery.
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belligerent
Definition
warlike
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bilious
Definition
pertaining to bile
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bucolic
Definition
. of or pertaining to shepherds;
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carte blanche
Definition
unconditional authority; full discretionary power
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cataclysm
Definition
any violent upheaval
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chimerical
Definition
unreal; imaginary; visionary
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commensurate
Definition
having the same measure
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congenial
Definition
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character
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conundrum
Definition
a riddle
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consummate
Definition
to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill
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crucible
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a severe, searching test or trial.
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deciduous
Definition
shedding the leaves annually,
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deify
Definition
to make a god of;
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dialectic
Definition
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of logical argumentation.
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diffident
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lacking confidence in one's own ability,
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disheveled
Definition
hanging loosely or in disorder;
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duplicity
Definition
a twofold or double state or quality.
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ecclesiastical
Definition
pertaining to the church or the clergy
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enervate
Definition
weaken
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enigma
Definition
inexplicable occurrence
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eschew
Definition
to abstain or keep away from
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excoriate
Definition
to denounce
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expiate
Definition
to atone for;
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fatuous
Definition
foolish or inane
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foment
Definition
to instigate
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fraternal
Definition
brotherly
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fraught
Definition
full of; accompanied by; involving
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gibbet
Definition
gallows with a projecting arm at the top
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guttural
Definition
1. of or pertaining to the throat.
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hale
Definition
free from disease or infirmity
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heresy
Definition
opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine,
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imminent
Definition
likely to occur at any moment; impending
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