Word Bank 1

In pensive mood I realize that President Jefferson Davis sits at his desk in his White House. Bartlett, Paul Alexander

The teachings contained within the statement were declared to be infallible. Salon (Sep 7, 2012)

It can be surreptitiously squeezed away until what's left barely matters any longer.

Given the current world economic situation, such altruism may be in short supply.

Utilize data whenever possible, and avoid logical fallacies at all costs. Forbes (Jan 23, 2013)

It would be asinine to fire Jack Z this early. Seattle Times (Aug 10, 2010)

He walked out on the slippery logs easily, inspecting the conglomeration with an apparently casual eye. Knibbs, Harry Herbert

Clinically, this heterogeneous disease is categorized into three basic therapeutic groups. Nature (Oct 4, 2012)

Sitting alongside her at that press conference, Porter's team‑mates were indignant.

He said neurosis is absolutely necessary to being a good writer.

The words also are worthless; little antitheses and points are quite out of place here. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix

Yes, we do go overboard venerating heroes in this country.

It's an argument that public schools inculcate values - discipline, self reliance and competition.

Hermes was always considered the deity that watched over both merchants and thieves. Forbes (Jan 28, 2013)

Why is there so much disavowal and abnegation in your hearts? Heller, Otto

He was an avaricious man, always devising some new scheme. Lynch, Lawrence L.

He continued to point at us and spout disparaging slurs about race. New York Times (Jul 14, 2012)

"It was a magnanimous gesture," Mr. Sprecher said on Thursday.

Athens is trying to implement austerity measures unpopular with trade unions.

The ancient liturgy is still performed in the Coptic language, little understood by most Egyptians.

Potentially a very dangerous man, he is also charming and gregarious.

Closer Grant Balfour paced the bench, exhorting his teammates.

He was seen resting on the roof of the house, hooked up to a drip to palliate a kidney problem. Washington Post (Mar 21, 2010)

An internal probe absolved Clinton of any responsibility.

All these platitudes about lies being lies simply run off my skin. Various

Immediately after the summit Mr Clegg described the outcome as "insipid".

Clinton vacillated for days, at one point deciding to decline. New York Times (Jun 27, 2012)

The effort tired me; lassitude weighed on me like iron chains. Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Next year forty more serfs were transferred and set up in their new abodes; and this proved an easier job. Aksakov, S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich)

The incident in some context: Other servers have lost their jobs or been reprimanded after posting comments about miserly tippers.

He is hardened now, slightly older and more knowing of the vicissitudes of life.

Shell with elevated, longitudinal, obtuse, entire ribs, the interstices smooth, the base granulated; spire lengthened; pillar four-plaited; aperture short. Swainson, William