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  1. exhort
    spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
  2. implore
    beg or request earnestly and urgently
  3. pedigree
    the ancestry or lineage of an individual
  4. prod
    push against gently
  5. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  6. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  7. abound
    exist in large quantities
  8. ad hoc
    for or concerned with one specific purpose
  9. addled
    confused and vague; used especially of thinking
  10. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  11. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  12. aerate
    fill, combine, or supply with oxygen
  13. affliction
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  14. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  15. allegory
    a short moral story
  16. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  17. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  18. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  19. purse
    a container used for carrying money and small personal items
  20. furtive
    secret and sly
  21. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  22. schmaltzy
    very sentimental or emotional
  23. virulent
    extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom
  24. vapidity
    the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated
  25. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  26. grating
    unpleasantly harsh in sound
  27. bespoke
    custom-made
  28. nexus
    the means of connection between things linked in series
  29. ham-handed
    lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands
  30. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  31. self-effacing
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  32. parity
    functional equality
  33. rein
    one of a pair of long straps used to control a horse
  34. straphanger
    a commuter who uses public transportation
  35. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  36. ladle
    a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle
  37. traipse
    walk or tramp about
  38. shlep
    pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  39. joie de vivre
    a keen or exuberant enjoyment of life
  40. schlock
    merchandise that is shoddy or inferior
  41. parasitic
    relating to an animal or plant that lives in or on a host
  42. indifferent
    marked by a lack of interest
  43. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  44. semantic
    of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning
  45. slink
    move or walk stealthily
Created on Sun Aug 26 10:00:57 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Aug 30 16:08:44 EDT 2012)

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