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From 10/3/2008.
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  1. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  2. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  3. bolo
    a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie
  4. calico
    coarse cloth with a bright print
  5. laconic
    brief and to the point
  6. cause
    events that provide the generative force of something
  7. homogeneous
    all of the same or similar kind or nature
  8. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  9. pied-a-terre
    lodging for occasional or secondary use
  10. intransigent
    impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, or reason
  11. decennary
    a period of 10 years
  12. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  13. acaricide
    a chemical agent used to kill mites
  14. unbecoming
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper
  15. polka dot
    design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots
Created on Sat Oct 04 11:11:38 EDT 2008 (updated Sat Oct 04 11:20:59 EDT 2008)

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