pusillanimous

elizabeth C. (United States of America)
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  1. atavistic
    characteristic of a throwback
  2. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  3. hitherto
    up to this point; until the present time
  4. omphaloskepsis
    the contemplation of one's navel; complacent self-absorption
  5. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  6. putrescence
    the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
  7. pyrrhic
    relating to a victory that is offset by staggering losses
  8. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  9. quotidian
    found in the ordinary course of events
  10. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  11. vainglory
    outspoken conceit
  12. xanthous
    of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
Created on Mon Jan 05 12:01:13 EST 2009

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