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March 17, 2007 By Tyrone P.
phase two of cotto words

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  1. dramatize
    put into dramatic form
  2. immortalize
    make famous forever
  3. plagiarize
    take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
  4. dominate
    be in control
  5. recuperate
    restore to good health or strength
  6. emulate
    strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
  7. gesticulate
    show, express or direct through movement
  8. facilitate
    make easier
  9. altruist
    someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
  10. egoist
    a conceited and self-centered person
  11. chimerical
    being or relating to or like a chimera
  12. Machiavellian
    of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended
  13. Epicurean
    of Epicurus or epicureanism
  14. whitlow grass
    annual weed of Europe and North America having a rosette of basal leaves and tiny flowers followed by oblong seed capsules
  15. agnostic
    a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
  16. Stoic
    pertaining to Stoicism or its followers
  17. jingoist
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  18. fatalist
    anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
  19. omniscient
    infinitely wise
  20. monogamy
    having only one spouse at a time
  21. bigamy
    the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
  22. polygamy
    having more than one spouse at a time
  23. monotheism
    belief in a single God
  24. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  25. polytheism
    belief in multiple Gods
  26. polyglot
    a person who speaks more than one language
  27. pariah
    a person who is rejected (from society or home)
  28. misanthropy
    hatred of mankind
  29. specious
    plausible but false
  30. philanthropy
    voluntary promotion of human welfare
  31. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  32. monocle
    lens for correcting defective vision in one eye; held in place by facial muscles
  33. monologue
    a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor
  34. Monopoly
    a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die
  35. monastery
    the residence of a religious community
  36. biped
    an animal with two feet
  37. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  38. esthete
    one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
  39. philatelist
    a collector and student of postage stamps
  40. numismatist
    a collector and student of money (and coins in particular)
  41. anthropoid
    resembling human beings
  42. monarchy
    an autocracy governed by a monarch who usually inherits the authority
  43. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  44. Circe
    (Greek mythology) a sorceress who detained Odysseus on her island and turned his men into swine
  45. Amazon
    (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
  46. virago
    a noisy or scolding or domineering woman
  47. Adonis
    (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone
  48. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  49. uxorious
    foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
  50. Catholic
    of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
  51. pedant
    a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
  52. demagogue
    a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
  53. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  54. sycophant
    a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
  55. tyro
    someone new to a field or activity
  56. virtuoso
    someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
  57. clairvoyant
    someone who has the power of clairvoyance
  58. gourmet
    a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
  59. pyromaniac
    a person with a mania for setting things on fire
  60. dipsomaniac
    a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  61. megalomaniac
    a pathological egotist
  62. monomaniac
    a person suffering from monomania
  63. kleptomaniac
    someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive
  64. claustrophobia
    a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
  65. agoraphobia
    a morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place)
  66. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  67. esoteric
    confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
  68. somnambulism
    walking by a person who is asleep
  69. Philistine
    of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
  70. manic-depressive
    suffering from a disorder characterized by alternating mania and depression
  71. schizophrenia
    any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact
  72. melancholia
    extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
  73. paranoia
    a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
  74. Oedipus complex
    a complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved
  75. Electra complex
    a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father
  76. nostalgia
    longing for something past
  77. satiated
    supplied (especially fed) to satisfaction
  78. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
  79. miscegenation
    reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
  80. lethargy
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  81. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  82. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  83. anthropology
    the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
  84. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
  85. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
  86. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  87. entomology
    the branch of zoology that studies insects
  88. etymology
    a history of a word
  89. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  90. parvenu
    a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
  91. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  92. esthetic
    concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  93. taciturn
    habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  94. opinionated
    obstinate in your opinions
  95. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  96. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  97. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  98. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  99. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
  100. vapid
    lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest
  101. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions