William James

Luis G. (United States of America)
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  1. corpus
    a collection of writings
  2. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
  3. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  4. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  5. quibble
    evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
  6. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  7. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  8. contumely
    rude language intended to offend or hurt
  9. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  10. resolutely
    showing firm determination or purpose
  11. regnant
    exercising power or authority
  12. pretence
    the act of giving a false appearance
  13. ultramontane
    on or relating to or characteristic of the region or peoples beyond the Alps from Italy (or north of the Alps)
  14. hanker
    desire strongly or persistently
  15. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
  16. enigma
    something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
  17. nominalism
    (philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name
  18. excogitate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  19. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  20. unanimity
    everyone being of one mind
  21. promulgated
    formally made public
  22. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  23. graft
    tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
  24. malleable
    capable of being shaped or bent
  25. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  26. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  27. coarse
    rough to the touch
  28. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  29. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  30. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  31. empyrean
    of or relating to the sky or heavens
Created on Sun May 24 23:28:02 EDT 2009

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