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  1. ampersand
    a punctuation mark (&) that represents the conjunction "and"
  2. indivisible
    impossible to split into parts
  3. idiom
    expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
  4. disgruntled
    in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
  5. monolith
    a single great stone, often in the form of a column
  6. monosyllable
    a word or utterance that has only one vowel or vowel-like sound
  7. parallelism
    similarity by virtue of corresponding
  8. paraphernalia
    equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles
  9. foreordain
    foreordain or determine beforehand
  10. gluttony
    habitual eating to excess
  11. wrath
    intense anger
  12. solipsism
    the philosophical theory that the self is all that exists
  13. empiricism
    the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
  14. pheresis
    a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
  15. frivolous
    not serious in content, attitude, or behavior
  16. pinnacle
    a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or a tower
  17. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  18. serenade
    a song played outside the house of a love interest
  19. evanesce
    disappear gradually
  20. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  21. Milquetoast
    a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Created on Tue Sep 06 13:13:53 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Sep 08 17:36:36 EDT 2011)

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