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  1. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  2. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  3. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  4. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  5. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
  6. nepotism
    favoritism shown to relatives or friends by those in power
  7. louche
    of questionable taste or morality
  8. episteme
    the body of ideas that determine the knowledge that is intellectually certain at any particular time
  9. trepidation
    a feeling of alarm or dread
  10. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  11. reticule
    a network of lines in the eyepiece of an optical instrument
  12. acclamation
    enthusiastic approval or recognition
  13. dilapidate
    fall into decay or ruin
  14. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  15. demoniac
    someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
  16. scorched
    dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
  17. turquoise
    a shade of blue tinged with green
  18. botch
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  19. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  20. peignoir
    a loose dressing gown for women
Created on Tue Aug 19 12:25:12 EDT 2008

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