Daily Vocabulary

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captious

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1. apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
2. proceeding from a faultfinding or caviling disposition: He could never praise without adding a captious remark.
3. apt or designed to ensnare or perplex, esp. in argument: captious questions.

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ministrative

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1.The act or process of serving or aiding.
2.The act of performing the duties of a cleric.

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unbecoming

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detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation; unattractive or unseemly: an unbecoming hat; unbecoming language.

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avowal

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an open statement of affirmation; frank acknowledgment or admission.

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ecclesiastical

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of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.

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Trancscendent

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That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent.

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viz.

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that is to say, to wit, namely

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illustrious

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1. highly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader.
2. glorious, as deeds or works: many illustrious achievements

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Tout

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1.To solicit customers, votes, or patronage, especially in a brazen way.
2.To obtain and deal in information on racehorses.

v. tr.

1.To solicit or importune: street vendors who were touting pedestrians.

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Caveat

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a warning or caution; admonition.
--his caveat that departures will depend on "conditions on the ground."

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chide

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to express disapproval of; scold; reproach: The principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks.

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Omnibus

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pertaining to, including, or dealing with numerous objects or items at once: an omnibus bill submitted to a legislature.

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Cavil

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to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily (usually fol. by at or about): He finds something to cavil at in everything I say.

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disposed

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having a certain inclination or disposition; inclined (usually fol. by to or an infinitive): a man disposed to like others.

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specious

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1. apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
2. pleasing to the eye but deceptive

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venial

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excusable; trifling; minor: a venial error; a venial offense

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a priori

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valid independently of observation. Compare a posteriori (def. 1).
2. existing in the mind prior to and independent of experience, as a faculty or character trait.

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Wistful

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characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning

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rollicking

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carefree and joyous: They had a rollicking good time.

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petered

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To diminish slowly and come to an end; dwindle. Often used with out: Their enthusiasm soon petered out.

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waltz

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to move breezily or casually: to waltz in late for dinner

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Primordial

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constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.

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mien

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air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.

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corpulent

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large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat *Berger has been nudging some of his more corpulent colleagues toward a different model of Santa

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svelte

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Slender or graceful in figure or outline *She says a svelte Santa "would be great for Santa, but I don't think children would benefit

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concierge

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A staff member of a hotel or apartment complex who assists guests or residents, as by handling the storage of luggage, taking and delivering messages, and making reservations for tours.