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Elyse W.
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  1. laconic
    brief and to the point
  2. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  3. spate
    a sudden forceful flow
  4. temerity
    fearless daring
  5. boon
    something that is desirable, favorable, or beneficial
  6. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  7. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  8. dissipated
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  9. encumber
    hold back, impede, or weigh down
  10. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  11. restive
    in a very tense state
  12. syncopated
    stressing a normally weak beat
  13. vituperative
    marked by harshly abusive criticism
  14. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  15. epicurean
    devoted to pleasure
  16. respite
    a pause from doing something
  17. sanguine
    confidently optimistic and cheerful
  18. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  19. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
Created on Fri Feb 29 11:51:36 EST 2008 (updated Fri Feb 29 20:07:31 EST 2008)

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