non- native english speaker list

Nitesh S.
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  1. obscure
    not famous or acclaimed
    The remaining nights are usually spent in “obscure two-star hotels to maximize a visitor’s stay,” Mr. Walichnowski said. New York Times (May 3, 2012)
  2. elegant
    refined and tasteful in appearance, behavior, or style
    The horse is elegant and excruciating, an exercise in kinetic energy and imagination. New York Times (Apr 14, 2012)
  3. scintillating
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  4. drown
    kill by submerging in water
  5. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  6. pivot
    turn on an axis
    They quickly moved on — pivoted, in Silicon Valley jargon. New York Times (Apr 14, 2012)
  7. fluctuate
    move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  8. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  9. trustworthy
    worthy of trust or belief
  10. enthralled
    filled with wonder and delight
Created on Sat May 05 16:33:32 EDT 2012 (updated Thu May 24 09:07:37 EDT 2012)

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