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Raucous
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–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>. |
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Polygraph
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–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>. |
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Prevarication
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–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>. |
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Bravura
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–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>. |
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Prudish
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–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>. |
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Inebriate
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–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>. |
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Memorabilia
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–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>. |
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Propriety
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–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>. |
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Raucous
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–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>. |
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Polygraph
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–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>. |
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Prevarication
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–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>. |
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Bravura
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–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>. |
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Prudish
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–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>. |
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Inebriate
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–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>. |
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Memorabilia
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–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>. |
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Propriety
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–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>. |