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  1. spoonerism
    transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
  2. pied
    having sections or patches colored differently and brightly
  3. pestilential
    likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease
  4. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  5. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  6. connivance
    agreement on a secret plot
  7. synoptic
    presenting a summary or general view of a whole
  8. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  9. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  10. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  11. pyrrhic
    relating to a victory that is offset by staggering losses
  12. manifold
    many and varied; having many features or forms
  13. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  14. parry
    impede the movement of
  15. tithe
    a levy of one tenth of something
  16. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  17. filigree
    delicate and intricate ornamentation
  18. intermit
    stop an action temporarily
  19. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  20. vociferously
    in a conspicuously loud manner
  21. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  22. bemoan
    regret strongly
  23. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  24. scion
    a descendent or heir
  25. victuals
    a source of food or nourishment
  26. dilapidate
    fall into decay or ruin
  27. cunctation
    the act of putting off or delaying an action to a later time
  28. oleaginous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  29. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  30. cornice
    the topmost projecting part of an entablature
  31. unassailable
    impossible to attack
  32. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  33. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  34. writ
    a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
  35. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  36. phrenology
    study of the shape of the skull to determine character
  37. arbutus
    any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
  38. breviary
    (Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders
  39. attuned
  40. infrangible
    difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts
  41. luscious
    having strong sexual appeal
  42. bugle
    a brass instrument without valves
  43. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  44. upholsterer
    a craftsman who upholsters furniture
  45. profligacy
    the trait of spending extravagantly
  46. proscenium
    the part of a stage between the curtain and the orchestra
  47. diadem
    an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty
  48. bulwark
    an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes
  49. reproach
    express criticism towards
  50. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  51. disapprobation
    an expression of strong disapproval
  52. perfidious
    tending to betray
  53. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  54. inception
    an event that is a beginning
  55. detente
    the easing of tensions or strained relations
  56. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  57. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  58. moniker
    a familiar name for a person
  59. evisceration
    the act of removing the bowels or viscera
  60. misfeasance
    doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner
  61. menagerie
    a collection of live animals for study or display
  62. callipygous
    pertaining to or having finely developed buttocks
  63. exuviate
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  64. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  65. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  66. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  67. prolificacy
    the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth
  68. cognomen
    the name used to identify the members of a family
  69. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  70. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  71. atone
    turn away from sin or do penitence
  72. xanthous
    of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
  73. herpetology
    the branch of zoology concerned with reptiles and amphibians
  74. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  75. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  76. logomach
    someone given to disputes over words
  77. ministration
    assistance in time of difficulty
  78. procrastination
    the act of putting off or delaying an action to a later time
Created on Tue Feb 03 09:36:37 EST 2009

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