Trouble words

Chris E. (United States of America)
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  1. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  2. cavort
    play boisterously
  3. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  4. cloying
    overly sweet
  5. dour
    showing a brooding ill humor
  6. encomium
    a formal expression of praise
  7. mendicant
    a pauper who lives by begging
  8. meritorious
    deserving reward or praise
  9. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  10. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
Created on Fri Dec 07 14:42:59 EST 2012 (updated Fri Dec 07 14:44:22 EST 2012)

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