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  1. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  2. hegemony
    the dominance or leadership of one social group over others
  3. tonsure
    shaving the crown of the head by priests or monks
  4. purview
    the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
  5. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  6. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  7. putrefaction
    the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
  8. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  9. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
  10. oenophile
    someone who appreciates wine
  11. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  12. itinerant
    traveling from place to place to work
  13. smorgasbord
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  14. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  15. extemporaneous
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  16. etymon
    a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
  17. interpose
    introduce
  18. vassal
    a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
  19. pejorative
    expressing disapproval
  20. doyen
    a man who is the senior member of a group
  21. propensity
    a natural inclination
  22. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
Created on Tue Jun 23 08:49:48 EDT 2009 (updated Mon Jun 29 09:27:18 EDT 2009)

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