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October 4, 2007 By edwine R.

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  1. conniving
    acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
  2. collusive
    acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
  3. enthralled
    filled with wonder and delight
  4. entranced
    filled with wonder and delight
  5. beguiled
    filled with wonder and delight
  6. cement
    a building material that is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay; used with water and sand or gravel to make concrete and mortar
  7. ipso facto
    by the fact itself
  8. bluster
    blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
  9. reminisce
    recall the past
  10. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
  11. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  12. lineage
    the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
  13. caucasoid
  14. disservice
    an act intended to help that turns out badly
  15. emblem
    special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
  16. allegory
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  17. allegorise
    interpret as an allegory
  18. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
  19. colossal
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  20. prodigious
    so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
  21. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  22. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  23. souvenir
    something of sentimental value
  24. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
  25. loot
    goods or money obtained illegally
  26. ransack
    search thoroughly
  27. pillage
    steal goods; take as spoils
  28. unscathed
    not injured
  29. permanence
    the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration
  30. pigmy
    an unusually small individual
  31. pygmy
    an unusually small individual
  32. lurid
    horrible in fierceness or savagery
  33. sensationalism
    the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes
  34. zenith
    the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  35. pumice
    a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
  36. roving
    migratory
  37. nomadic
    migratory
  38. mound
    a collection of objects laid on top of each other
  39. jetty
    a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  40. amphora
    an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine
  41. cubism
    an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes
  42. fetish
    a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
  43. homage
    respectful deference
  44. Byzantine
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  45. fresco
    a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster
  46. Byzantium
    an ancient city on the Bosporus founded by the Greeks; site of modern Istanbul; in 330 Constantine I rebuilt the city and called it Constantinople and made it his capital
  47. secular
    someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  48. idolatry
    the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
  49. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  50. nave
    the central area of a church
  51. transept
    structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles
  52. emanate
    give out (breath or an odor)
  53. meld
    mix together different elements
  54. combine
    put or add together
  55. mensch
    a decent responsible person with admirable characteristics
  56. quintessential
    representing the perfect example of a class or quality
  57. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  58. invigorating
    imparting strength and vitality
  59. carnage
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  60. asinine
    devoid of intelligence
  61. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
  62. moot
    of no legal significance (as having been previously decided)
  63. trivialize
    make trivial or insignificant
  64. condescending
    (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
  65. shun
    avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
  66. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
  67. victual
    any substance that can be used as food
  68. affront
    a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
  69. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  70. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  71. avaricious
    immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  72. covetous
    immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
  73. acquisitive
    eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas
  74. predaceous
    hunting and killing other animals for food
  75. predacious
    hunting and killing other animals for food
  76. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  77. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
  78. esurient
    extremely hungry
  79. edacious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  80. tenement
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
  81. seedy
    full of seeds
  82. daub
    an unskillful painting
  83. seditious
    arousing to action or rebellion
  84. incitive
    arousing to action or rebellion
  85. putrid
    of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
  86. vilify
    spread negative information about
  87. clamoring
    loud and persistent outcry from many people
  88. wallow
    a puddle where animals go to wallow
  89. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  90. pillaged
    wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
  91. punt
    an open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole
  92. uncouth
    lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
  93. besieged
    surrounded by hostile forces
  94. decamp
    leave suddenly
  95. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  96. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  97. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  98. ad nauseam
    to a sickening extent
  99. smidgen
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  100. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  101. respite
    a pause from doing something (as work)
  102. defuse
    remove the triggering device from
  103. faze
    disturb the composure of
  104. sleuthing
    a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
  105. adjudicate
    put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  106. bask
    be exposed
  107. paltry
    contemptibly small in amount
  108. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
  109. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  110. crepuscule
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  111. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  112. resile
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  113. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
  114. canon
    a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired
  115. perpetrate
    perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  116. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  117. homoerotic
    of or concerning homosexual love
  118. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  119. roster
    a list of names
  120. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  121. condescension
    the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
  122. patronize
    assume sponsorship of
  123. insinuate
    give to understand
  124. caricature
    a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
  125. parse
    analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
  126. appease
    make peace with
  127. glutton
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  128. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  129. deviant
    a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior
  130. lapse
    drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  131. oversight
    an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
  132. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  133. gauge
    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
  134. ascertain
    learn or discover with certainty
  135. spar
    a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging
  136. ensure
    make certain of
  137. moniker
    a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
  138. assumptive
    accepted as real or true without proof
  139. presumptuous
    excessively forward
  140. quetch
    express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  141. premise
    a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
  142. schipperke
    breed of small stocky black dogs originally used as watchdogs on boats in the Netherlands and Belgium
  143. invidious
    containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
  144. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  145. precedence
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  146. credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
  147. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  148. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  149. deflect
    turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
  150. avert
    turn away or aside
  151. debar
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  152. misogyny
    hatred of women
  153. misogynous
    hating women in particular
  154. tout
    advertize in strongly positive terms
  155. swain
    a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
  156. interpolation
    the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
  157. interpolate
    insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
  158. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  159. purport
    have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
  160. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  161. procure
    get by special effort
  162. canonical
    conforming to orthodox or recognized rules
  163. spurious
    plausible but false
  164. specious
    plausible but false
  165. gilded
    made from or covered with gold
  166. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  167. perplexed
    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
  168. bemused
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
  169. corrugated
    shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
  170. dichotomy
    being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  171. regal
    belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
  172. grapple
    come to terms with
  173. fruition
    the condition of bearing fruit
  174. conglomeration
    a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
  175. compilation
    the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)
  176. reluctant
    not eager
  177. antipathetic
    characterized by antagonism or antipathy
  178. disinclined
    unwilling because of mild dislike or disapproval
  179. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  180. plethora
    extreme excess
  181. stagnant
    not growing or changing; without force or vitality
  182. moribund
    being on the point of death; breathing your last
  183. anthropophagus
    a person who eats human flesh
  184. dissipated
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  185. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  186. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
  187. nefarious
    extremely wicked
  188. scalawag
    a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel