Shostak level H, unit 6

Willard (United States of America)
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  1. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  2. bruit
    tell or spread rumors
  3. contumelious
    arrogantly insolent
  4. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  5. ensconce
    fix firmly
  6. iconoclastic
    characterized by attack on established beliefs
  7. internecine
    within a group or organization
  8. maladroit
    not quick or skillful in action or thought
  9. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  10. modulate
    fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
  11. portentous
    of momentous or ominous significance
  12. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  13. quid pro quo
    something given in exchange for something else
  14. salubrious
    promoting health
  15. touchstone
    a basis for comparison
  16. traumatic
    psychologically painful
  17. vitiate
    make imperfect
  18. waggish
    witty or joking
Created on Fri Aug 16 19:40:07 EDT 2013

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