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  1. dyspeptic
    suffering from indigestion
  2. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  3. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  4. dupe
    fool or hoax
  5. dulcet
    pleasing to the ear
  6. dubious
    fraught with uncertainty or doubt
  7. drub
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  8. droll
    comical in an odd or whimsical manner
  9. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  10. doleful
    filled with or evoking sadness
  11. dogmatic
    pertaining to a code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  12. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  13. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
  14. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  15. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  16. divisive
    causing or characterized by disagreement or disunity
  17. divination
    the art or gift of prophecy by supernatural means
  18. diurnal
    having a daily cycle or occurring every day
  19. dither
    be undecided or uncertain
  20. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  21. distaff
    a stick on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
  22. dissonance
    disagreeable sounds
  23. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  24. dissident
    a person who objects to some established policy
  25. dissension
    disagreement among those expected to cooperate
  26. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  27. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  28. disputant
    a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy
  29. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  30. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  31. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  32. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  33. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  34. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  35. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  36. discursive
    tending to cover a wide range of subjects
  37. discretionary
    having the ability to act according to your own judgment
  38. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  39. discrepancy
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
  40. discrete
    constituting a separate entity or part
  41. discordant
    not in agreement or harmony
  42. discourse
    an extended communication dealing with some particular topic
  43. discourteous
    showing no politeness
  44. disconcerting
    causing an emotional disturbance
  45. disconcert
    cause to lose one's composure
  46. discomfit
    cause to lose one's composure
  47. discern
    perceive, recognize, or detect
  48. disavow
    refuse to acknowledge
  49. diminutive
    very small
  50. diluvial
    of or connected with a deluge
  51. dilettante
    an amateur engaging in an activity without serious intention
  52. dilatory
    wasting time
  53. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  54. dilate
    become wider
  55. digression
    a message that departs from the main subject
  56. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
  57. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  58. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  59. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  60. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  61. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  62. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  63. diametrically
    in a contrasting or opposing manner
  64. diabolical
    showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness
  65. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  66. detractor
    one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
  67. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  68. destitute
    poor enough to need help from others
  69. despotism
    dominance through threat of punishment and violence
  70. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  71. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  72. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  73. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  74. desecrate
    violate the sacred character of a place or language
  75. derogate
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  76. derivative
    a compound obtained from another compound
  77. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  78. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  79. depreciate
    decline in value
  80. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  81. depravity
    moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
  82. depose
    force to leave an office
  83. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  84. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  85. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  86. demeanor
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  87. demean
    reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  88. demagogue
    a leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions
  89. deluge
    a heavy rain
  90. delineation
    a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
  91. delineate
    represented accurately or precisely
  92. deliberation
    careful consideration
  93. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  94. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  95. degradation
    a change to a lower state
  96. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  97. deficit
    an amount that is less than expected or required
  98. defiantly
    in a rebellious manner
  99. deferment
    act of putting off to a future time
  100. deferential
    showing courteous regard for people's feelings
  101. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  102. defamatory
    harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  103. deface
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  104. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  105. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  106. decorous
    characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste
  107. declivity
    a downward slope or bend
  108. declaim
    recite in a skilled and formal way
  109. decisive
    characterized by resoluteness and firmness
  110. deciduous
    shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
  111. decibel
    a unit of sound intensity
  112. debutante
    a young woman making her formal entrance into society
  113. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  114. debtor
    a person who owes a creditor
  115. debris
    the remains of something that has been destroyed
  116. debilitating
    impairing strength and vitality
  117. debilitate
    make weak
  118. debase
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  119. debacle
    a sudden and complete disaster
  120. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  121. daunting
    discouraging through fear
  122. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
  123. curt
    brief and to the point
  124. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  125. curriculum
    an integrated course of academic studies
  126. curmudgeon
    an irascible, cantankerous person full of stubborn ideas
  127. curator
    the custodian of a collection, as a museum or library
  128. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  129. cumulative
    increasing by successive addition
  130. culpable
    deserving blame or censure as being wrong or injurious
  131. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  132. crescendo
    a gradual increase in loudness
  133. credulous
    showing a lack of judgment or experience
  134. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  135. credo
    any system of principles or beliefs
  136. craven
    lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
  137. crass
    so unrefined as to be offensive or insensitive
  138. covert
    secret or hidden
  139. countervail
    oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  140. countermand
    cancel officially
  141. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  142. coterie
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  143. cosset
    treat with excessive indulgence
  144. cosmopolitan
    composed of people from many parts of the world
  145. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  146. corroborate
    give evidence for
  147. corpulence
    the property of excessive fatness
  148. corporeal
    having material or physical form or substance
  149. cordial
    politely warm and friendly
  150. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  151. copious
    large in number or quantity
  152. convoluted
    highly complex or intricate
  153. convoke
    call together
  154. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  155. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  156. convergence
    the act of coming closer
  157. convalesce
    get over an illness or shock
  158. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  159. contumacious
    willfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
  160. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  161. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  162. continence
    voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
  163. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  164. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  165. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  166. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  167. contemplate
    think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  168. contagious
    (of disease) capable of being spread by infection
  169. consumption
    the act of using something up
  170. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  171. construe
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  172. constraint
    the state of being physically limited
  173. constituent
    one of the individual parts making up a composite entity
  174. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
  175. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  176. consolation
    the act of giving relief in affliction
  177. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
  178. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  179. consanguineous
    related by blood
  180. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  181. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  182. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  183. congruity
    the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate
  184. congenital
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  185. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  186. confound
    be confusing or perplexing to
  187. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  188. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  189. confiscation
    seizure by the government
  190. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  191. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  192. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  193. condole
    express one's sympathy on the occasion of someone's death
  194. condescending
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  195. concordant
    being of the same opinion
  196. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  197. concord
    a harmonious state of things and of their properties
  198. concoct
    make something by mixing
  199. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  200. conceivable
    capable of being imagined
  201. conceited
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  202. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  203. compulsion
    using force to cause something to occur
  204. comprehensible
    capable of being understood
  205. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  206. compliant
    disposed to act in accordance with someone's wishes
  207. complacent
    contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
  208. complacence
    the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
  209. compelling
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  210. commute
    a regular journey to and from your place of work
  211. commodious
    large and roomy
  212. commensurate
    corresponding in size or degree or extent
  213. combative
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  214. collusion
    secret agreement
  215. colloquy
    formal conversation
  216. colloquial
    characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation
  217. collateral
    accompanying; following as a consequence
  218. collaborator
    an associate in an activity or endeavor or sphere of common interest
  219. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
  220. coherent
    marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts
  221. cognizant
    having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization
  222. cogent
    powerfully persuasive
  223. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  224. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  225. coagulate
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
  226. cloying
    overly sweet
  227. clique
    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  228. clemency
    leniency and compassion shown toward offenders
  229. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  230. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  231. civility
    the act of showing regard for others
  232. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  233. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  234. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  235. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  236. circuitous
    deviating from a straight course
  237. chromosome
    a threadlike strand of DNA that carries genes
  238. choleric
    characterized by anger
  239. chimerical
    like a grotesque product of the imagination
  240. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  241. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  242. chary
    characterized by great caution
  243. charlatan
    a flamboyant deceiver
  244. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  245. cessation
    a stopping
  246. certitude
    complete assurance or confidence
  247. cerebral
    of or relating to the brain
  248. centripetal
    tending to move toward an area in the middle
  249. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  250. censorious
    harshly critical or expressing censure
  251. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  252. cede
    give over
  253. cavalier
    showing a lack of concern or seriousness
  254. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  255. caustic
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  256. catharsis
    purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels
  257. catastrophic
    extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
  258. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  259. cataclysmic
    severely destructive
  260. castigate
    inflict severe punishment on
  261. cartography
    the making of maps and charts
  262. carouse
    celebrate or enjoy something in a noisy or wild way
  263. captious
    tending to find and call attention to faults
  264. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  265. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  266. capacious
    large in the amount that can be contained
  267. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  268. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  269. canard
    a deliberately misleading fabrication
  270. camaraderie
    the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
  271. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  272. callow
    young and inexperienced
  273. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  274. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  275. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  276. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
  277. cache
    a hidden storage space
  278. cabal
    a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue
  279. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
  280. bursar
    the treasurer at a college or university
  281. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  282. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  283. buffoonery
    acting like a clown
  284. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  285. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  286. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  287. brigand
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
  288. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  289. brandish
    move or swing back and forth
  290. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
  291. bovine
    any of various wild or domestic cattle
  292. bourgeois
    being of the property-owning class
  293. boor
    a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking refinement
  294. bonhomie
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  295. bombastic
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  296. bolster
    support and strengthen
  297. blithely
    in a joyous, carefree, or unconcerned manner
  298. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  299. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  300. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  301. blasphemous
    grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
  302. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  303. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  304. bilious
    relating to a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  305. bifurcate
    split or divide into two
  306. bevy
    a flock of birds
  307. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  308. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  309. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  310. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  311. benighted
    overtaken by darkness
  312. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  313. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  314. benefactor
    a person who helps people or institutions
  315. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  316. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  317. belie
    be in contradiction with
  318. belfry
    a tower in which bells are hung
  319. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  320. belated
    after the expected or usual time
  321. belabor
    beat soundly
  322. behemoth
    someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
  323. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  324. beget
    have children
  325. bedraggle
    make wet and dirty, as from rain
  326. beatific
    resembling or befitting an angel or saint
  327. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  328. barricade
    a barrier to impede the advance of an enemy
  329. bard
    a lyric poet
  330. bane
    something causing misery or death
  331. banality
    a trite or obvious remark
  332. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  333. ballast
    any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
  334. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  335. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  336. axiom
    a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof
  337. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  338. avuncular
    being or relating to an uncle
  339. avian
    pertaining to or characteristic of birds
  340. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  341. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  342. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  343. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  344. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  345. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  346. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  347. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  348. augment
    enlarge or increase
  349. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  350. atypical
    not representative of a group, class, or type
  351. attenuate
    become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
  352. atrophy
    a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
  353. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  354. atavistic
    characteristic of a throwback
  355. asylum
    a shelter from danger or hardship
  356. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  357. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  358. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  359. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  360. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  361. assertion
    a declaration that is made emphatically
  362. assent
    agree or express agreement
  363. assail
    attack someone physically or emotionally
  364. aspersion
    a disparaging remark
  365. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  366. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  367. ascertain
    learn or discover with confidence
  368. articulate
    express or state clearly
  369. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  370. arrears
    the state of being behind in payments
  371. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  372. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  373. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  374. archive
    a depository containing historical records and documents
  375. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  376. archetypal
    of an original pattern on which other things are modeled
  377. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  378. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  379. arbitration
    giving authoritative judgment
  380. arbitrate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  381. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  382. arable
    capable of being farmed productively
  383. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  384. apprise
    inform somebody of something
  385. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  386. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  387. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  388. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  389. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  390. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  391. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  392. apathetic
    showing little or no emotion or animation
  393. antiquated
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  394. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  395. antidote
    a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  396. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  397. anthropocentrism
    a tendency to see reality only in terms of human experience
  398. anterior
    of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
  399. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  400. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  401. antagonize
    provoke the hostility of
  402. antagonist
    someone who offers opposition
  403. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  404. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  405. anodyne
    capable of relieving pain
  406. animus
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  407. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  408. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  409. ancillary
    furnishing added support
  410. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  411. anarchist
    an advocate of the abolition of governments
  412. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  413. analgesia
    absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness
  414. anachronistic
    chronologically misplaced
  415. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  416. amulet
    a trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil
  417. amortize
    pay off a debt by making periodic payments
  418. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  419. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  420. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  421. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  422. ameliorate
    make better
  423. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  424. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  425. amalgamation
    the combination of two or more commercial companies
  426. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  427. allegory
    a short moral story
  428. allegation
    a formal accusation against somebody
  429. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  430. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  431. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  432. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  433. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  434. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  435. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  436. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  437. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  438. aesthetic
    characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
  439. aerie
    the lofty nest of a bird of prey, such as a hawk or eagle
  440. aerate
    fill, combine, or supply with oxygen
  441. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  442. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  443. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  444. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  445. adulation
    exaggerated flattery or praise
  446. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  447. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  448. adjure
    command solemnly
  449. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  450. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  451. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  452. adept
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  453. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  454. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  455. acuity
    sharpness of vision
  456. actuate
    put in motion
  457. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  458. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  459. acme
    the highest point of something
  460. acidulous
    being sour to the taste
  461. acerbic
    sour or bitter in taste
  462. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  463. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  464. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  465. acclivity
    an upward slope or grade, as in a road
  466. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  467. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  468. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  469. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  470. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  471. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  472. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  473. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  474. abrogate
    revoke formally
  475. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  476. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  477. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  478. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  479. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  480. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  481. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  482. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  483. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  484. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  485. abbreviate
    shorten
  486. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  487. abase
    cause to feel shame
Created on Sat Sep 29 19:36:08 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Oct 26 02:44:01 EDT 2012)

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