Haphazard Devilous Munch

Stuart the Maniac
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  1. bedizen
    decorate tastelessly
  2. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  3. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  4. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  5. animadversion
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  6. bathetic
    very sentimental or emotional
  7. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  8. panegyric
    formally expressing praise
  9. numinous
    of or relating to or characteristic of a spirit
  10. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  11. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  12. distrait
    having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
  13. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  14. manumit
    free from slavery or servitude
  15. acanthous
    shaped like a spine or thorn
  16. anastrophe
    the reversal of the normal order of words
  17. apocope
    abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
  18. rhabdomancer
    someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water
  19. oleaginous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
  20. coelostat
    optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror
  21. atrabilious
    irritable as if suffering from indigestion
  22. thalassic
    relating to the seas, especially smaller or inland seas
  23. anechoic
    not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent
  24. anemophilous
    of flowering plants that are pollinated by the wind
  25. ptomaine
    any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria
  26. zeugma
    rhetorical use of a word to govern two or more words
  27. propaedeutic
    preceding and preparing for something
  28. monandry
    the state of having only one husband at a time
  29. nyctalopia
    inability to see clearly in dim light
  30. pharos
    a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
  31. polysemous
    having many meanings
  32. psephology
    the branch of sociology that studies election trends
  33. monoicous
    having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal
  34. epanorthosis
    immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification
  35. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  36. esurient
    extremely hungry
  37. myrmidon
    a follower who carries out orders without question
  38. pleonasm
    using more words than necessary
Created on Wed Mar 14 13:48:35 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Jun 19 12:35:36 EDT 2020)

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