pompous words!

Jeff T.
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  1. contretemps
    an awkward clash
  2. portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  3. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  4. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  5. noetic
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
Created on Wed Jul 04 06:34:51 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Oct 18 19:36:54 EDT 2013)

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