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Raucous
–adjective 1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.
"Raucous." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Raucous>.
Polygraph
–noun 1. an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
2. a test using such an instrument to determine if a person is telling the truth.
3. lie detector.
4. an apparatus for producing copies of a drawing or writing.
5. a prolific or versatile author.
–verb (used with object) 6. to test (a person) with a polygraph.
"Polygraph." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Polygraph>.
Prevarication
–verb (used without object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing. to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
"Prevarication." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Prevarication>.
Bravura
–noun 1. Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
2. a display of daring; brilliant performance.
–adjective 3. Music. spirited; florid; brilliant (applied chiefly to vocal but occasionally to instrumental compositions).
"Bravura." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bravura>.
Prudish
–adjective 1. excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
2. characteristic of a prude.
"Prudish." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Prudish>.
Inebriate
–verb (used with object) 1. to make drunk; intoxicate.
2. to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.
–noun 3. an intoxicated person.
4. a habitual drunkard.
–adjective 5. Also, in·e·bri·at·ed. drunk; intoxicated.
"Inebriate." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Inebriate>.
Memorabilia
–plural noun, singular -o·rab·i·le /-əˈræbəli/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-uh-rab-uh-lee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. 1. mementos; souvenirs.
2. matters or events worthy to be remembered; points worthy of note.
"Memorabilia." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Memorabilia>.
Propriety
–noun, plural -ties. 1. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
2. appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability.
3. rightness or justness.
4. the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners: to observe the proprieties.
5. Obsolete. a property.
6. Obsolete. a peculiarity or characteristic of something
"Propriety." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Propriety>.
Raucous
–adjective 1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.
"Raucous." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Raucous>.
Polygraph
–noun 1. an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
2. a test using such an instrument to determine if a person is telling the truth.
3. lie detector.
4. an apparatus for producing copies of a drawing or writing.
5. a prolific or versatile author.
–verb (used with object) 6. to test (a person) with a polygraph.
"Polygraph." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Polygraph>.
Prevarication
–verb (used without object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing. to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
"Prevarication." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Prevarication>.
Bravura
–noun 1. Music. a florid passage or piece requiring great skill and spirit in the performer.
2. a display of daring; brilliant performance.
–adjective 3. Music. spirited; florid; brilliant (applied chiefly to vocal but occasionally to instrumental compositions).
"Bravura." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Bravura>.
Prudish
–adjective 1. excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
2. characteristic of a prude.
"Prudish." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Prudish>.
Inebriate
–verb (used with object) 1. to make drunk; intoxicate.
2. to exhilarate, confuse, or stupefy mentally or emotionally.
–noun 3. an intoxicated person.
4. a habitual drunkard.
–adjective 5. Also, in·e·bri·at·ed. drunk; intoxicated.
"Inebriate." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Inebriate>.
Memorabilia
–plural noun, singular -o·rab·i·le /-əˈræbəli/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-uh-rab-uh-lee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. 1. mementos; souvenirs.
2. matters or events worthy to be remembered; points worthy of note.
"Memorabilia." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Memorabilia>.
Propriety
–noun, plural -ties. 1. conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
2. appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability.
3. rightness or justness.
4. the proprieties, the conventional standards of proper behavior; manners: to observe the proprieties.
5. Obsolete. a property.
6. Obsolete. a peculiarity or characteristic of something
"Propriety." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. 06 Jan. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Propriety>.