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  1. equivocation
    intentional vagueness or ambiguity
  2. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  3. funicular
    relating to or operated by a cable
  4. gamin
    a boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
  5. bifurcate
    split or divide into two
  6. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
  7. autodidact
    a person who has taught himself
  8. temblor
    vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
  9. exobiology
    the study of living organism throughout the universe
  10. internecine
    within a group or organization
  11. recondite
    difficult to understand
  12. finnan
    haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter
  13. corbel
    a triangular bracket of brick or stone
  14. autochthonous
    originating where it is found
  15. chiromancy
    telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand
  16. contrition
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
  17. palindrome
    a word or phrase that reads the same backward as forward
  18. spoonerism
    transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
  19. malapropism
    misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
  20. antinomasia
    substitution of a title for a name
  21. euphemism
    an inoffensive expression substituted for an offensive one
  22. doxology
    a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
  23. eponym
    the person for whom something is named
  24. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  25. sibilant
    of speech sounds forcing air through a constricted passage
  26. selvage
    the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
  27. martinet
    someone who demands exact conformity to rules and forms
  28. dreadnought
    battleship that has big guns all of the same caliber
  29. irrupt
    erupt or intensify suddenly
  30. marmoreal
    of or relating to or characteristic of hard crystalline rock
  31. refection
    a light meal or repast
  32. mariachi
    a group of traditional Mexican folk musicians
  33. renascence
    a second or new birth
  34. vade mecum
    a concise reference book providing specific information
  35. fartlek
    a workout that alternates lower- and higher-effort activity
  36. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  37. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  38. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  39. idiosyncratic
    peculiar to the individual
  40. garner
    assemble or get together
  41. politesse
    courtesy towards women
  42. attar
    essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
  43. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  44. putsch
    a sudden attempt to overthrow the government
  45. doctrinaire
    a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions
  46. materfamilias
    a female head of a family or tribe
  47. neologist
    a lexicographer of new words and expressions
  48. dystopia
    state in which the conditions of life are extremely bad
  49. logorrhea
    pathologically excessive and often incoherent talking
  50. deleterious
    harmful to living things
  51. empyreal
    of or relating to the sky or heavens
  52. somniloquy
    uttering speech while asleep
  53. sidereal
    of or relating to the stars or constellations
  54. constellate
    form a cluster, as of stars
  55. pellucid
    transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  56. quatrain
    a stanza of four lines
  57. peroration
    the concluding section of a rhetorical address
  58. campanulate
    shaped like a bell or campana
  59. ephemera
    something transitory or not of lasting significance
  60. Terry
    English actress (1847-1928)
  61. epistemology
    the philosophical theory of knowledge
  62. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  63. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  64. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  65. sybarite
    a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
  66. idiolect
    language of one individual at a particular period in life
  67. exchequer
    the funds of a government or institution or individual
  68. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  69. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  70. vinegarroon
    large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed
  71. vestry
    a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held
  72. temporal
    of or relating to or limited by time
  73. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
  74. otiose
    serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  75. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  76. asperity
    harshness of manner
  77. tonsure
    shaving the crown of the head by priests or monks
  78. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  79. descant
    an additional musical part above the main melody
  80. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  81. picot
    an edging of small loops, as on lace or ribbon
  82. paterfamilias
    the male head of a kin group or tribe
  83. titivate
    make neat, smart, or trim
  84. heterodox
    characterized by departure from accepted standards
  85. excrescence
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  86. taxonomy
    a classification of organisms based on similarities
  87. omnivore
    an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
  88. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  89. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  90. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  91. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  92. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  93. foundling
    a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
  94. promulgate
    state or announce
  95. lachrymose
    showing sorrow
  96. holographic
    of or relating to 3D projected images
  97. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  98. honorarium
    a fee paid for a nominally free service
  99. velocipede
    any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
  100. scintilla
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  101. plangent
    loud and resounding, often in a mournful way
  102. beholden
    under a moral obligation to someone
  103. hawser
    large heavy rope for nautical use
  104. colophon
    a publisher's emblem printed in a book
  105. aesthete
    one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art
  106. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  107. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  108. remediable
    capable of being corrected or redressed
  109. bestiary
    a medieval book with descriptions of real and fabled animals
  110. piscatorial
    relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing
  111. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  112. sheepcote
    a pen for sheep
  113. anomaly
    deviation from the normal or common order, form, or rule
  114. fleur-de-lis
    plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
  115. Pantaloon
    a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes
  116. cacoethes
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  117. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  118. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  119. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  120. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  121. polonaise
    a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt
  122. novitiate
    the period during which you are a novice
  123. suffusion
    the process of permeating something with a substance
  124. centesimal
    the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order
  125. etymon
    a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
  126. brogue
    a thick and heavy shoe
  127. unctuous
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  128. kerfuffle
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  129. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  130. modus operandi
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
  131. pinafore
    a sleeveless dress resembling an apron
  132. Zeitgeist
    the spirit of the time
  133. concomitant
    following or accompanying as a consequence
  134. sequoia
    a large redwood tree native to the US West Coast
  135. syllabary
    a writing system whose characters represent syllables
  136. clerihew
    a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets
  137. bergamot
    small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy
  138. augur
    predict from an omen
  139. shofar
    an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram
  140. Revelation
    the last book of the New Testament
  141. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
  142. incendiarism
    malicious burning to destroy property
  143. venial
    warranting only temporal punishment
  144. equipage
    equipment and supplies of a military force
  145. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  146. wretch
    someone you feel sorry for
  147. autumnal
    of or characteristic of or occurring in the fall
  148. encephalitis
    inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus
  149. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  150. vestigial
    not fully developed in mature animals
  151. deification
    elevation to the status of a god
  152. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  153. persona non grata
    an individual who for some reason is not wanted or welcome
  154. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  155. sexagesimal
    of or relating to or reckoning in sixtieths
  156. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  157. plenipotentiary
    a diplomat with full powers to take action or make decisions
  158. ipso facto
    by the fact itself
  159. reminisce
    recall the past
  160. communique
    an official report (usually sent in haste)
  161. enervate
    weaken physically, mentally, or morally
  162. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  163. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  164. crepuscule
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  165. atoll
    an island consisting of a coral reef surrounding a lagoon
  166. murmur
    a low continuous indistinct sound
  167. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  168. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  169. billow
    a large sea wave
  170. agglomeration
    the act of collecting in a mass
  171. travail
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  172. rapacious
    living by preying on other animals
  173. largesse
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  174. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
  175. dyspepsia
    a digestive disorder characterized by heartburn or nausea
  176. imprimatur
    formal and explicit approval
  177. exogenous
    derived or originating externally
  178. precipitate
    bring about abruptly
  179. accretive
    growing by accretion
  180. lodestone
    a permanent magnet consisting of magnetite that possess polarity and has the power to attract as well as to be attracted magnetically
  181. comity
    a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility
  182. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  183. nettlesome
    causing irritation or annoyance
  184. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  185. bifurcation
    a separation into two branches
  186. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  187. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  188. enamored
    marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
  189. coalesce
    fuse or cause to come together
  190. plethora
    extreme excess
  191. fissure
    a long narrow depression in a surface
  192. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  193. tamp down
    press down tightly
  194. heady
    extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
  195. mesa
    flat tableland with steep edges
  196. supercilious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  197. per capita
    relating to each person individually
  198. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  199. catenary
    the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points
  200. apocope
    abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds
  201. swain
    a young male suitor
  202. dragoman
    an interpreter and guide in the Near East
  203. aide-de-camp
    an officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior officer
  204. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  205. lacrimation
    shedding tears
  206. quixotic
    not sensible about practical matters
  207. nomenclature
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
  208. parthenogenesis
    process in which an unfertilized egg develops
  209. congeneric
    belonging to the same genus
  210. commodious
    large and roomy
  211. collinear
    lying on the same line
  212. multicollinearity
    a case of multiple regression in which the predictor variables are themselves highly correlated
  213. regnant
    exercising power or authority
  214. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  215. Janus
    the Roman god of doorways and passages
  216. vignette
    a brief literary description
  217. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  218. sommelier
    a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant
  219. presbyopia
    a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
  220. fustian
    a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
  221. muslin
    plain-woven cotton fabric
Created on Wed Jan 16 00:29:46 EST 2008

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