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  1. spillage
    the act of allowing a fluid to escape
    Site director Simon Parsons said the fire broke out after the spillage onto a turbine on Saturday evening.
  2. specious
    plausible but false
    Surely now there are no more specious arguments over the economic, humanitarian, political aims of Aid, Trade, Debt, Investment, Health, Growth.
  3. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  4. deceitful
    marked by deliberate deceptiveness
  5. deceive
    cause someone to believe an untruth
  6. credible
    capable of being believed
  7. obviate
    prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
  8. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    Staying with commonly adopted systems helps to justify decisions and often forestalls detailed analysis or taking a path less traveled. Forbes (Jan 16, 2013)
  9. preclude
    make impossible, especially beforehand
    Both outcomes preclude people from fully participating in their own health decisions. Salon (Mar 17, 2013)
    making something impossible
  10. bolster
    support and strengthen
    But increasingly, scientists are being proactive, seeking artistic tools to bolster their research. Nature (Apr 24, 2013)
    to support
  11. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
    Earth is going to be obliterated by a giant asteroid on 6 March.
    to destroy
  12. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
    always ready to help
  13. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
    blessed are the penurious who can help themselves.
  14. frugal
    avoiding waste
    Ms. Thole, like many in Belleville, is also convinced that governments could avoid raising taxes by adopting more frugal habits.
  15. thrifty
    mindful of the future in spending money
    "We are pleased to have finally reached an agreement with Dollar Thrifty after a lengthy but worthwhile pursuit," Frissora said.
  16. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
    "We have a very facetious Liverpool sense of humour, laughing at things which are stupid," says Wells.
  17. Jovian
    of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter
  18. jovial
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  19. jocular
    characterized by jokes and good humor
    But the film's jocular opening sequence undercuts all that – and reveals that, at heart, very little has changed.
  20. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
    learning technique : if u take opium u r criticized by everyone.

    therefore harsh criticism
  21. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
    enemy
  22. claustrophobia
    a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
  23. portend
    indicate by signs
    Putin’s falling out with Germany is likely to portend frostier relations with Europe in general. Newsweek (Dec 29, 2012)
    to stretch forth
  24. prevaricate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
    "Do I understand you to insinuate that the Marchioness has prevaricated?" Wells, David Dwight
    to mislead or speak evasively
  25. insinuate
    suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand
  26. restive
    in a very tense state
    restless
  27. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
    Some of the pictures are of South African landscapes: flat, bleak, broken by power lines and reactors.
    blur or unclear
  28. distressed
    feeling general unhappiness
    anxiety
  29. blatant
    conspicuously and offensively loud
    Rape culture is right there: visible, audible, blatant.
    straightforward
  30. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  31. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  32. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  33. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  34. arraign
    accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
  35. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  36. conscript
    enroll into service compulsorily
  37. vacillate
    be undecided about something
  38. askant
    (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy
  39. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  40. predisposed
    made susceptible
  41. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
    dull
  42. despot
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  43. dissenter
    a person who objects to some established policy
  44. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  45. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  46. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  47. chimera
    a grotesque product of the imagination
  48. theocracy
    a political unit governed by a deity
  49. candour
    the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
  50. aperitif
    alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
  51. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  52. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
    The spoken word is ephemeral, but the written word, once posted, can be permanent and even go viral. Slate (Feb 25, 2013)
  53. antipathy
    a feeling of intense dislike
  54. adhere
    stick to firmly
  55. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
  56. corroborate
    give evidence for
  57. alienated
    caused to be unloved
  58. lampoon
    ridicule with satire
  59. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  60. waif
    a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
Created on Fri Apr 26 09:35:41 EDT 2013 (updated Thu May 09 07:31:33 EDT 2013)

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