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  1. oversight
    an unintentional omission from failure to notice something
  2. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  3. juxtapose
    place side by side
  4. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  5. lucifugous
    light-avoiding
  6. tangential
    of superficial relevance if any
  7. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  8. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  9. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  10. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  11. fractious
    easily irritated or annoyed
  12. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  13. Piedmont
    the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley
  14. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  15. middling
    average or mediocre in quality or ability
  16. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  17. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  18. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  19. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
  20. foment
    try to stir up
  21. specious
    plausible but false
Created on Tue Feb 13 20:46:44 EST 2007

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