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JV1987
August-September 2012
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  1. diptych
    a painting or carving on two panels
  2. rigmarole
    a long and complicated and confusing procedure
  3. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  4. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  5. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
    harmful
  6. somnambulism
    walking by a person who is asleep
  7. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  8. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  9. neap tide
    a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
  10. garrulous
    full of trivial conversation
  11. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  12. rood
    representation of the cross on which Jesus died
    also an area of land equal to 1/4 acre
  13. svelte
    being of delicate or slender build
  14. lees
    the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
  15. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  16. palpate
    examine (a body part) by tactual exploration
  17. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  18. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  19. polyptoton
    repetition of a word in a different case or inflection in the same sentence
  20. litotes
    understatement for rhetorical effect
  21. distaff
    characteristic of or relating to women
  22. exculpatory
    clearing of guilt or blame
  23. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  24. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  25. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  26. belabor
    work at or to absurd length
    also discuss at length
  27. ramify
    have or develop complicating consequences
  28. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  29. temporise
    draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
  30. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  31. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  32. excoriation
    severe censure
  33. moot
    open to argument or debate
  34. covenant
    an agreement between a god and the people
  35. augur
    predict from an omen
    also a tool used for boring holes
  36. brackish
    slightly salty
  37. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  38. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  39. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  40. propound
    put forward, as of an idea
  41. halcyon
    idyllically calm and peaceful; suggesting happy tranquility
    also a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves
  42. gourd
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
    related to the pumkin, squash and cucumber
  43. anastigmat
    compound lens or lens system designed to be free of astigmatism and able to form approximately point images
  44. vitriolic
    harsh, bitter, or malicious in tone
  45. catacomb
    an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried
  46. stolid
    having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
  47. magnanimous
    noble and generous in spirit
  48. traduce
    speak unfavorably about
  49. indite
    produce a literary work
  50. fugacious
    lasting a very short time
  51. esurient
    extremely hungry
  52. importunate
    making persistent or urgent requests
  53. meretricious
    tastelessly showy
  54. cant
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  55. prorogue
    hold back to a later time
  56. flagitious
    extremely wicked, deeply criminal
  57. despotic
    having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler
  58. zenith
    the highest point of something
  59. irreverent
    showing lack of due respect or veneration
  60. veneration
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  61. entreaty
    earnest or urgent request
  62. swag
    goods or money obtained illegally
    also a graceful drape of fabric (aka - festoons)
  63. festoon
    a curtain of fabric draped and bound to form graceful curves
  64. dais
    a platform raised above the surrounding level
  65. rancour
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  66. doldrums
    a state of inactivity
    a state of stagnation or depression;
    an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds
Created on Fri Aug 31 09:29:56 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Oct 04 10:36:58 EDT 2012)

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