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  1. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  2. vacillation
    indecision in speech or action
  3. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  4. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  5. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  6. badinage
    frivolous banter
  7. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  8. billowing
    characterized by great swelling waves or surges
  9. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
  10. bovine
    any of various wild or domestic cattle
  11. bowdlerize
    edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
  12. bullion
    a mass of precious metal
  13. brevity
    the attribute of being short or fleeting
  14. terse
    brief and to the point
  15. brawn
    the trait of possessing muscular strength
  16. bungle
    make a mess of, destroy, or ruin
  17. catechism
    an elementary book summarizing the principles of a religion
  18. brackish
    slightly salty
  19. internecine
    within a group or organization
  20. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  21. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  22. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  23. beset
    assail or attack on all sides
  24. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  25. behoove
    be appropriate or necessary
  26. bedraggle
    make wet and dirty, as from rain
  27. propitious
    presenting favorable circumstances
  28. colloquy
    formal conversation
  29. circumlocution
    an indirect way of expressing something
  30. cadence
    the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  31. conversant
    well informed about or knowing thoroughly
Created on Fri Jan 28 23:06:12 EST 2011 (updated Sat Feb 19 05:05:46 EST 2011)

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