English Words For 08.08.18

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propitious \pruh-PISH-uhs\

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1. favorable: favorable and likely to lead to success
2. kindly: kindly disposed or gracious ( formal )

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inclement \in-KLEM-uhnt\

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1. not pleasant or mild: unpleasant in being stormy, rainy, or snowy
2. showing little mercy: showing little or no mercy ( formal )

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kobold \KOH-bold\

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German elf or gnome: in German folklore, a mischievous elf that lives in houses or a gnome that haunts underground places, especially mines

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knell \NEL\

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n. 1. slow bell ring: the sound of a bell rung slowly, associated with solemnity or mourning, used to announce a death or funeral
2. ominous signal: something that signals death, disaster, or the end of something ( literary )
v.1. ring bell: to ring a bell slowly, or produce a slow ringing sound, especially as a sign of mourning or to announce a death or funeral
2. signal something ominous: to announce or signal something such as a death, disaster, or the end of something ( literary )

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cogent \KOH-juhnt\

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rationally persuasive: forceful and convincing to the intellect and reason

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regale \rih-GAY(uh)L\

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v. 1. To entertain with something that delights.
2. To entertain sumptuously with fine food and drink.
v. 1. To feast.
n.1. A sumptuous feast.
2. A choice food; a delicacy.
3. Refreshment.

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mordant \MOR-d'nt\

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1. sarcastic: sharply sarcastic or scathingly critical
2. corrosive: having a corrosive effect

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agog \uh-GOG\

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Full of excitement or interest; in eager desire; eager, keen.

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captious \KAP-shuhs\

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1. overly critical: tending to find fault and make trivial and excessive criticisms
2. entrapping: intended to confuse or entrap an opponent in an argument

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arbitrage \AR-buh-trahzh\

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The nearly simultaneous purchase of a good or asset in one market where the price is low, and sale of the same good or asset in another market where the price is higher.

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redoubt \rih-DOWT\

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1. A small and usually temporary defensive fortification.
2. A defended position or protective barrier.
3. A secure place of refuge or defense; a stronghold.

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chichi \SHEE-shee\

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self-consciously stylish: trying too hard or too obviously to be chic or modish

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taw \TO\

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A large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles.

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vexillology \vek-sil-AHL-uh-jee\

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The study of flags.

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quorum \KWOR-uhm\

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minimum number required for valid meeting: a fixed minimum percentage or number of members of a legislative assembly, committee, or other organization who must be present before the members can conduct valid business

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abscond \ab-SKOND\

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1. run away: to run away secretly, especially in order to avoid arrest or prosecution
2. escape: to escape from a place of detention

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virtu \vuhr-TOO; vir-\

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1. love of or taste for fine objects of art.
2. Productions of art (especially fine antiques).
3. Artistic quality.

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junta \HUN-tuh, JUHN-tuh\

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1. A governmental council or committee, especially one that rules after a revolution.
2. A closely knit group united for a common purpose and usually meeting secretly; also called a junto.

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gamut \GAM-uht\

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1. A complete extent or range; as, "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions."
2. The entire scale of musical notes.

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lexicon \LEK-suh-kon\
plural lexicons or lexica \-kuh\:

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1. A book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language with the definition of each; a dictionary.
2. The vocabulary of a person, group, subject, or language.
3. [Linguistics] The total morphemes of a language.

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aestival \ES-tuh-vuhl\
=estival

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Of or belonging to the summer; as, aestival diseases.

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slugabed \SLUHG-uh-bed\

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One who stays in bed until a late hour

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desultory \DES-uhl-tor-ee\

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1. passing from one thing to another: aimlessly passing from one thing to another
2. random: happening in a random, disorganized, or unmethodical way

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irascible \ih-RASS-uh-buhl\

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Prone to anger; easily provoked to anger; hot-tempered.

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acumen \uh-KYOO-muhn; AK-yuh-muhn\

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sharpness of mind: the ability to make quick accurate intelligent judgments about people or situations

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scion \SY-uhn\

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1. younger member of family: a child or descendant of a family, especially a rich, famous, or important family
2. part of plant for grafting: a living shoot or twig of a plant used for grafting to a stock

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bandog \BAN-dog\

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A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained or tied up.

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multifarious \muhl-tuh-FAIR-ee-uhs\

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diverse: including parts, things, or people of many different kinds

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sublunary \suhb-LOO-nuh-ree\

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1. between Moon and Earth: relating to or found in the area of space that lies between the Moon and the Earth
2. worldly or mundane: belonging to the material world rather than to the spiritual or intellectual world ( archaic or literary )

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ebullient \ih-BOOL-yuhnt\

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1. Overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; high-spirited.
2. Boiling up or over.

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ebullient \ih-BOOL-yuhnt\

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1. Overflowing with enthusiasm or excitement; high-spirited.
2. Boiling up or over.