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March 2, 2009 By Chelsie L.

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  1. asseverate
    state categorically
  2. modification
    the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
  3. Octans
    the constellation that includes the southern celestial pole
  4. action mechanism
    the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
  5. commencement
    the act of starting something
  6. commence
    set in motion, cause to start
  7. appear
    come into sight or view
  8. constitute
    form or compose
  9. typify
    embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
  10. epitomise
    embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
  11. departure
    the act of departing
  12. bequeath
    leave or give by will after one's death
  13. disinherit
    prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
  14. modish
    in the current fashion or style
  15. a la mode
    in the current fashion or style
  16. applicant
    a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission
  17. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
  18. affirmable
    capable of being affirmed or asserted
  19. assertable
    capable of being affirmed or asserted
  20. exacerbate
    make worse
  21. exasperate
    make furious
  22. infuriate
    make furious
  23. astatine
    a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium
  24. recitation
    a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
  25. concluded
    having come or been brought to a conclusion
  26. finis
    the temporal end; the concluding time
  27. settlement
    the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
  28. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning (such as the proposition that must follow from the major and minor premises of a syllogism)
  29. ratiocinate
    reason methodologically and logically
  30. ratiocinate
    reason methodologically and logically
  31. etymology
    a history of a word
  32. linguistics
    the scientific study of language
  33. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  34. syllogism
    deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  35. syllogist
    logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning
  36. syllogizer
    logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning
  37. syllogise
    reason by syllogisms
  38. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  39. contentious
    inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
  40. litigious
    of or relating to litigation
  41. disputative
    inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
  42. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  43. lycanthropy
    (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf
  44. execute
    put in effect
  45. typify
    embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
  46. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  47. prevenient
    in anticipation
  48. anticipatory
    in anticipation
  49. infuriate
    make furious
  50. rend
    tear or be torn violently
  51. rive
    tear or be torn violently
  52. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  53. recompense
    make payment to; compensate
  54. archetypal
    representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned
  55. prevarication
    a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
  56. asseverate
    state categorically
  57. renunciation
    the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.)
  58. Malthusianism
    Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
  59. Uppsala
    a city in east central Sweden to the northwest of Stockholm
  60. mien
    dignified manner or conduct
  61. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
  62. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  63. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  64. esurient
    extremely hungry