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  1. ablation
    the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
  2. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  3. aphasia
    inability to use language because of a brain lesion
  4. apostasy
    rejection of religious beliefs, political party, or cause
  5. appurtenance
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  6. blandishment
    flattery intended to persuade
  7. cajolery
    flattery intended to persuade
  8. cenotaph
    monument to honor those whose remains are interred elsewhere
  9. corrigendum
    a printer's error; to be corrected
  10. desideratum
    something sought after as a necessity
  11. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  12. evanescent
    short-lived; tending to vanish or disappear
  13. eviscerate
    remove the entrails of
  14. expatiate
    add details to clarify an idea
  15. grandiloquence
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
  16. immolate
    kill as a sacrifice, especially by fire
  17. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  18. inanition
    exhaustion resulting from lack of food
  19. inculcate
    teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  20. interstice
    small opening between things
  21. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  22. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  23. nebbish
    (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton
  24. obtund
    reduce the edge or violence of
  25. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  26. plenum
    a meeting of a legislative body at which all members are present
  27. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  28. promulgate
    state or announce
  29. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  30. scatological
    dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions
  31. solemnize
    observe or perform with dignity or gravity
  32. sophistry
    a deliberately invalid argument in the hope of deceiving
  33. stochastic
    being or having a random variable
  34. ululate
    emit long loud cries
  35. vacuity
    the absence of matter
  36. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
Created on Thu Oct 22 07:16:28 EDT 2009 (updated Tue Jan 11 08:02:52 EST 2011)

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