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June 6, 2009 By Sanket B. (Ossining, NY)

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  1. impassive
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
  2. disport
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  3. romp
    play boisterously
  4. lark
    any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
  5. frolic
    play boisterously
  6. touchstone
    a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
  7. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
  8. purge
    rid of impurities
  9. scour
    rub hard or scrub
  10. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
  11. upbraid
    express criticism towards
  12. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  13. cede
    give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  14. secede
    withdraw from an organization or communion
  15. allude
    make a more or less disguised reference to
  16. amend
    make amendments to
  17. emend
    make improvements or corrections to
  18. amerce
    punish with an arbitrary penalty
  19. immerse
    cause to be immersed
  20. amnesty
    a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
  21. amative
    inclined toward or displaying love
  22. amulet
    a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
  23. talisman
    a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
  24. roundel
    English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third
  25. annulet
    a small ring
  26. anaphora
    repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
  27. anecdote
    short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
  28. annunciate
    foreshadow or presage
  29. harbinger
    something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  30. herald
    (formal) a person who announces important news
  31. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  32. apocalyptic
    of or relating to an apocalypse
  33. reticulum
    any fine network (especially one in the body composed of cells or blood vessels)
  34. asperse
    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  35. auger
    hand tool for boring holes
  36. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  37. minacious
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  38. forbidding
    an official prohibition or edict against something
  39. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  40. quibble
    evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
  41. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  42. aversion
    the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away
  43. conceited
    characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  44. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  45. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  46. sinister
    stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
  47. baneful
    deadly or sinister
  48. autopsy
    an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death or the changes produced by disease
  49. prurient
    characterized by lust
  50. lubricious
    having a smooth or slippery quality
  51. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  52. inveterate
    habitual
  53. chronic
    being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
  54. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  55. moralist
    a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems
  56. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  57. affray
    a noisy fight
  58. altercation
    noisy quarrel
  59. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  60. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  61. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  62. ignoramus
    an ignorant person
  63. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  64. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  65. utilitarian
    having a useful function
  66. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  67. quandary
    state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  68. predicament
    a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
  69. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  70. expostulate
    reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion
  71. adventitious
    associated by chance and not an integral part