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Cogitate
KOJ-uh-tayt |
To think about; to ponder on; to meditate upon; to plan or plot.
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NONPLUS
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To cause to be at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; to confound; to perplex; to bewilder.
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COTERMINOUS
koh-TUR-muh-nuhs |
1. Having the same or coincident boundaries.
2. Having the same scope, range of meaning, duration. |
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MALAPROPISM
mal-uh-PROP-iz-uhm |
The usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound; also, an example of such misuse.
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INDEFATIGABLE
in-dih-FAT-ih-guh-bul |
Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted; untiring; unwearying; not yielding to fatigue.
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GALUMPH
guh-LUHM |
To move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread.
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CONFLAGRATION
kon-fluh-GRAY-shuhn |
1. A large and destructive fire; a general burning.
2. like a **** ; conflict; war. |
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PROFLIGATE
PROF-luh-guht; -gayt |
1. Openly and shamelessly immoral; dissipated; dissolute.
2. Recklessly wasteful. |
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SURREPTITIOUS
suhr-uhp-TISH-uhs |
1. Done, made, or gotten by stealth.
2. Acting with or marked by stealth. |
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AMBIT
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1. Circuit or compass.
2. The boundaries or limits of a district or place. 3. An area in which something acts, operates, or has power or control; extent; sphere; scope. |
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SYCOPHANT
SIK-uh-fuhnt |
A person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady.
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LAPIDARY
LAP-uh-dair-ee |
1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones or engraving on them.
2. Engraved in stone. 3. Of or pertaining to the refined or terse style associated with inscriptions on monumental stone. |
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MALODOROUS
mal-OH-duhr-uhs |
Having a bad odor.
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HOI POLLOI
hoi-puh-LOI |
The common people generally; the masses.
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APOGEE
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1. The point in the orbit of the moon or of an artificial satellite that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth.
2. The farthest or highest point; culmination. |
