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  1. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
    10/17/11
  2. Sisyphean
    both extremely effortful and futile
  3. pH
    a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution
  4. cater-cornered
    slanted across a polygon on a diagonal line
  5. nystagmus
    involuntary movements of the eyeballs
  6. promontory
    a natural elevation
  7. indenture
    formal agreement as to terms of a debt
Created on Mon Oct 17 13:10:50 EDT 2011 (updated Mon Oct 17 13:12:59 EDT 2011)

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