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where a body of water is shallow enough to traverse (noun); to cross at such a place (verb)
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Alluvial
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pertaining to soil deposits left by running water
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Arroyo
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A steep-sided gully cut by running water in an arid or semiarid region
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Culvert
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artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road
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Ablution
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washing
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Peripatetic
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wandering on foot
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Cataract
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great waterfall
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Concomitant
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aaccompanying, together w/
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Pastiche
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An artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period:
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Conflate
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mix together, confuse
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Cohere
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become united, hold together as part of the same mass ---- cohesion
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Concatenate
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Link (things) together in a chain or series
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Transmogrify
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transform, especially in a surprising or magical manner ~ DISNEY movies ---- Beauty & the Beast, Cinderella
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Agglomeration
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conglomeration that is especially disorganized or chaotic; V,N. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass ~ "GLOMus" = ball (Latin)
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Detritus
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debris; scattered remains or fragments
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Dregs
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The most worthless part or parts of something; The remnants of a liquid left in a container (e.g. coffee grounds) ~ "dregs of society"
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Aquiline
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like an Eagle - usually in reference to hooked nose, but can describe facial features generally
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Ossify
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harden; can be figurative - "hard-hearted", inure
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Panoply
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impressive array or assortment of things
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Managerie
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a collection of wild animals usually for exhibit
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Appelation
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name, title; the action of giving a name to a person or thing
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Compendium
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brief, but comprehensive, summary OR collection of things to be presented together --
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Précis
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summary or abstract
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Exegesis
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critical analysis
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Qualify
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WEIRD DEF - to limit, make specific
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Ineffable
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unable to be expressed in words ~ ironically, using "ineffable" undermines its meaning
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Syncretic
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combination of diff beliefs or practices - e.g. voodoo is a syncretic religion
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Metonymy
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a substitute word, figure of speech
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Dialectical
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relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal
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Parlance
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way of speaking specific to a certain group ~ French - "parlo(e)r"
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Argot
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cant, dialect, jargon
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Vernacular
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PLAIN language of a particular locality or group
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Patois
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dialect; uneducated or provincial speech
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Shibboleth
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A custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important ~ " the party began to break with the shibboleths of the left"
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Raconteur
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storyteller ~ re-count-er
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Expound
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add details to
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Apropos
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(of) with reference to, regarding; very appropriate for a particular situation ~ "apropos of nothing" = out of the blue, a non sequitar
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Advert
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refer, refernce (to)
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Hedge
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qualify, limit a statement
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Belie
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MISREPRESENT
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Bemused
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
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Flummox
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bewilder, confuse
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Agape
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open-mouthed
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Agog
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Very eager or curious to hear or see something ~ "I€™m all agog to see London"
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Avidity
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eagerness or enthusiasm; state of being avid
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Imbroglio
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confusing situation
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Palaver ,n
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talk unnecessarily at length; prolonged and idle convo; talk ildly; powow ~ archaic form of "parley" between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication --- talk that gets nowhere?
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Prate
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prattle, chat ildly
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Bandy
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spread ("bandied about") - pass on or discuss (an idea or rumor) in a casual or uninformed way; exchange, swap, trade ~ "bandy words w/ you"
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Devolve
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to delegate
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Importune
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ask persistently ~ "importunate" - troublesome, needy
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Parley
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discussion, negotiation, esp. between enemies
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Conclave
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A private meeting ~ from conclave to elect new pope
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Interlocutor
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participant in a dialogue; interrogator
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Inquest
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Legal or judicial inquiry
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Legate
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deputy or emissary --- "relegate"
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Adjutant
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staff officer assisting the commander; assistant
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Regent
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a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child
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Obtain
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be customary
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Ejaculation
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exclamation
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Untoward
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inconvenient (?)
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Carillion
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set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
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Sartorial
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of, or relating to, clothes or style of dress (fashion)
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Claque
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group of sycophantic followers ~ specifically - group paid to laugh at jokes, laughtrack
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Cadre
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small group trained for a very specific purpose or profession
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Contingent
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small group of people sharing a common cause or quality, a representative group
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Cabal
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small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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Coterie
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clique, social circle, cohort
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Impute
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attribute to
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Assay
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analyze; (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore) ~ formal command on Bio I spectrophotometers
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Desideratum
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necessity or want
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Moment
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importance ~ ~ "of no great moment in his life"
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Perquisite
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exclusive right --OT "PRE-Requisite" ~ think "perk (q)"
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Parlay
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to exploit successfully; to increase or otherwise transform into something of much greater value PARLAY TO PARTAY!!!
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Lucubrate
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to work, study, or write laboriously, esp. late at night to write in a scholarly manner ~ ~ to work by candlelight ; from lux (gen. lucis), light
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Travail
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hard work, toil, agony
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Disparate
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not just separate, but fundamentally different
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Enjoin
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to order or command
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Countermand
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reverse a command
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Proscribe
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ban - e.g. proscription
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Ethereal
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Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world
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Gossamer
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Used to refer to something very light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate ~ gossamer (n) = spider's webbing
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Quixotic
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wildly impractical
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Fungible
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commutable, exchangeable, interchangeable
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Picayune
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trivial, petty ~ based on Spanish half dollar used by the South back in the day
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Nugatory
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unimportant, trivial
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Bauble
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trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
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Flotsam & Jetsam
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discarded, worthless stuff --- jettison ~ jetsam = cargo jettisoned from a ship
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Repast -
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A meal (noun); to eat or feast (verb) ---- pasture
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Comestibles -
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food
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Bucolic
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rural, countryside
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Wary
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Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems ---- does NOT = weary!!!
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Eminence
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Fame or recognized superiority, especially within a particular sphere or profession > notoriety, prolificacy
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Vociferous
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loud, noisy, vehement in making one's feelings known; clamorous Antonym = reserved
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Impetuous
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impulsive, forceful, vigorous
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Vapid
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Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; insipid ~ " This bland collection of vapid songs and empty sentiments sounds exactly as you would expect."
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valedictory
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a farewell address or something serving as a farewell ~ "The new album draws its main inspiration from the band's annual tours of the Highlands and islands, much of it ptly enough - striking an elegiac or valedictory note."
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variegated
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(general) varied(specific) Exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks
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vaunt
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to boast; brag The head coach warned her players not to vaunt their undefeated record.
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Vacuous
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unintelligent, empty, mindless ~ "In short, what we have here is a veritable orgy of vacuous generalities and meaningless slogans"
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Turbid
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Confused or obscure in meaning or effect
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tumid
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* swollen "Her stomach was tumid from swallowing so much air." * (Especially of language or literary style) pompous or bombastic: - i.e. turgid
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tautology
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needless repetition of the same sense in different words ~ pleonasm
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sylvan
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(adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody Syn: arcadian
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Sundry
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Of various kinds; several
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stygian
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of or pertaining to the river Styx or to Hades; dark or gloomy
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Stricture
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* A restriction on a person or activity * A sternly critical or censorious remark or instruction: his strictures on their lack of civic virtue
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Stentorian
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(Of a person's voice) loud and powerful
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simian
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pertaining to or resembling an ape or monkey
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Sidereal
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Of or with respect to the distant stars (i.e., the constellations or fixed stars, not the sun or planets)
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Satyr
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* A male follower of the ancient Greek god Dionysus. Part human, part goat; voracious and lustful * (derived from above) A man who has strong sexual desires
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Sardonic
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Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical ~ "sardonic praise"
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Riposte
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* (n) A quick clever reply to an insult or criticism - from Fencing
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repine
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to fret; to be discontented ----"Then he is envious, covetous, jealous and mistrustful, timorous, sordid, outwardly dissembling, sluggish, suspicious, stubborn, a condemner of women, a close liar, malicious, murmuring, never contented, ever repining." WABAM
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Primordial
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* Existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval ~ "primordial soup" *(Especially of a state or quality) basic and fundamental ~ "the primordial needs of the masses"
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poseur
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person who affects an attitude/personality to impress other - i.e. a POSER
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Physiognomy
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* A person's facial features or expression, especially when regarded as indicative of character or ethnic origin *The general form or appearance of something: the physiognomy of the landscape
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Peregrination
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The act of traveling; an excursion, especially on foot or to a foreign country Synonyms: journey, wandering, odyssey
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Multifarious
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Many and of various types, Having many varied parts or aspects ~ " a vast multifarious organization"
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milieu
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a person's social environment
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dyspeptic
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adj: suffering from indigestion; gloomy and irritable Synonym: morose
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Reportage
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exactly as it sounds (report-age) ~ An account of the who, what, where, when, and why of the facts. |
