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<title>The Daily Word: The End is Near</title>
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<font size="+2"><b>Newsflash</b>! End of School Imminent! U.S. Government Advises Students to Stock Up on Bacon!</font>
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<font size="+4"><b>And now for the Word of the Day!</b></font>
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<font size="+2">By Month:</font>
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<a href=wod.html#September>September</a>
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<a href=wod.html#October>October</a>
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<a href=wod.html#November>November</a>
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<a href=wod.html#December>December</a>
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<a href=wod.html#January>January</a>
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<a href=wod.html#February>February</a>
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<a href=wod.html#March>March</a>
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<a href=wod.html#April>April</a>
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<a href=wod.html#May>May</a>
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<a href=wod.html#June>June</a>
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<a name=September></a>
<font size="+1"><b><i>September</i></b></font>
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<td>9/6.</td>
<td>acumen</td>
<td>(n.) mental keenness or sharpness</td>
<td>Mathematical <b>acumen</b> is an asset in the financial world.</td>
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<td>9/7.</td>
<td>bowdlerize</td>
<td>(v.) to omit, abridge, or modify a work of literature that is considered offensive</td>
<td>By <b>bowdlerizing</b> <i>Gone With the Wind</i>, the author made just another lackluster novel of the Deep South during the Civil War.</td>
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<td>9/10.</td>
<td>cajole</td>
<td>(v.) to wheedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something</td>
<td>Jack's sister <b>cajoled</b> him into entering the marathon just so she could get a free T-shirt.</td>
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<td>9/11.</td>
<td>desultory</td>
<td>(adj.) random; without purpose</td>
<td>Rich made a few <b>desultory</b> attempts to get a job, but nothing came of them.</td>
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<td>9/12.</td>
<td>enlighten</td>
<td>(v.) educate; apprise; to inform</td>
<td>Zeke hoped the results of our research will <b>enlighten</b> our colleagues.</td>
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<td>9/13.</td>
<td>fastidious</td>
<td>(adj.) meticulous; picky</td>
<td>Mr. Williams hired a <b>fastidious</b> assistant to overlook legal details in his office.</td>
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<td>9/14.</td>
<td>grisly</td>
<td>(adj.) shockingly repellent, ghastly, horrid, macabre</td>
<td>Poe is renowned for telling <b>grisly</b> tales in many of his works.</td>
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<td>9/17.</td>
<td>homogeneous</td>
<td>(adj.) consisting entirely of one thing or quality</td>
<td>My taste in candy is <b>homogeneous</b>; I like only chocolate.<a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>1</sup></a></td>
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<td>9/19.</td>
<td>infamous</td>
<td>(adj.) having a very bad reputation</td>
<td>Billy the Kid is one of the most <b>infamous</b> bank robbers of all time.</td>
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<td>9/20.</td>
<td>jettison</td>
<td>(v.) to throw overboard in order to lighten a ship or airplane, usually in an emergency</td>
<td>The smugglers <b>jettisoned</b> all illegal materials before the Coast Guard cutter caught up to them.</td>
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<td>9/21.</td>
<td>lacerated</td>
<td>(adj./v.) mangled, jagged, torn</td>
<td>Playing with a knife, Charlie <b>lacerated</b> his right hand by catching the blade first.</td>
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<td>9/24.</td>
<td>largess</td>
<td>(n.) generosity</td>
<td>The unknown donor's <b>largess</b> was evident in her large donation to the school library.</td>
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<td>9/25.</td>
<td>mania<a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>2</sup></a></td>
<td>(n.) an unusually strong and continuing interest in an activity or subject; extreme desire or enthusiasm; a psychological disorder characterized by excitability</td>
<td>He worried about his wife's sudden <b>mania</b> for exercise after she had led a sedentary life at home for many years.</td>
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<td>9/26.</td>
<td>novel<a href="#footnotes"><sup>3</sup></a></td>
<td>(adj.) innovative, unusual, original, new</td>
<td>My advice to you is to take a <b>novel</b> approach when you attempt to solve the problem.</td>
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<td>9/27.</td>
<td>obdurate</td>
<td>(adj.) callous, headstrong, stubborn, insensitive</td>
<td>Anita's spoiled child was <b>obdurate</b> in her refusal to eat vegetables.</td>
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<td>9/28.</td>
<td>ornery</td>
<td>(adj.) ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper; stubborn</td>
<td>The <b>ornery</b> child picked fights with all his classmates.</td>
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<td>9/29.</td>
<td>peccadillo</td>
<td>(n.) a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense</td>
<td>The reporters were more interested in the president's personal <b>peccadilloes</b> than in the state of the economy.</td>
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<hr>
<a name=October></a>
<font size="+1"><b><i>October</i></b></font>
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<td>10/1.</td>
<td>pedant</td>
<td>(n.) person making excessive inappropriate display of learning</td>
<td>Ish, the class <b>pedant</b>, was always asking questions to show off his knowledge.</td>
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<td>10/2.</td>
<td>pithy</td>
<td>(adj.) brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; concise</td>
<td>In just a few minutes, N'hoj gave a <b>pithy</b> evaluation of the candidate's lengthy healthcare agenda.</td>
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<td>10/3.</td>
<td>profess</td>
<td>(v.) to lay claim to, often insincerely; pass oneself off</td>
<td>Wattie <b>professed</b> to be a professor but was picked up for having a phony degree.</td>
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<td>10/4.</td>
<td>query</td>
<td>(n.) a question or in<u>quiry</u><a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>4</sup></a>; a request for information</td>
<td>Because I didn't understand, I offered a <b>query</b> to the speaker after his speech.</td>
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<td>10/5.</td>
<td>raiment</td>
<td>(n.) clothing; wearing apparel</td>
<td>The wardrobe director did a wonderful job using only <b>raiment</b> of the time period.</td>
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<td>10/9.</td>
<td>redundant</td>
<td>(adj.) excessively wordy, repetition</td>
<td>Nattapong's <b>redundant</b> report was fifteen pages long; it could have been shortened to eight pages.</td>
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<td>10/10.</td>
<td>rescind</td>
<td>(v.) to take back or make invalid; revoke</td>
<td>The vote <b>rescinds</b> zoning decisions made earlier in the decade and returns the property to its original use.</td>
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<td>10/11.</td>
<td>satiety</td>
<td>(n.) the state of being overly satisfied</td>
<td>Thanksgiving is the day of <b>satiety</b> in society.</td>
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<td>10/12.</td>
<td>skittish</td>
<td>(adj.) nervous and easily frightened; jumpy</td>
<td>The horses became more <b>skittish</b> as the thunderstorm drew nearer.</td>
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<td>10/15.</td>
<td>smarmy</td>
<td>(adj.) excessively flattering; ingratiating; servile</td>
<td>Orvall said that being <b>smarmy</b> is just a fancy word for "sucking up" to someone.</td>
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<td>10/16.</td>
<td>sophistry</td>
<td>(n.) unsound or misleading but clever argument</td>
<td>The salesman was an expert at <b>sophistry</b>, which is why he had such a great sales record.</td>
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<td>10/17.</td>
<td>stickler</td>
<td>(n.) a person insisting on something; purist</td>
<td>The track coach was a <b>stickler</b> for fitness and preparation.</td>
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<td>10/18</td>
<td>taboo</td>
<td>(adj.)/(n.) improper or unacceptable</td>
<td>The cow is a scared animal in India, so eating beef is a religious <b>taboo</b>.</td>
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<td>10/19.</td>
<td>tonic</td>
<td>(n.) something that refreshes; a refreshing or invigorating drink</td>
<td>Sunshine is the best <b>tonic</b> for dreary winter blues... unless you're BATMAN!!!</td>
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<td>10/22.</td>
<td>travail<a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>5</sup></a></td>
<td>(n.) strenuous physical or mental labor or effort</td>
<td>When his crop of corn began to flourish, he realized all his <b>travail</b> had been worth it.</td>
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<td>10/23.</td>
<td>trouper</td>
<td>(n.) actor especially in a touring company<a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>6</sup></a>; someone who toughs it out</td>
<td>George Burns, a <b>trouper</b> of stage and screen, performed until he was almost one hundred years old.</td>
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<td>10/24.</td>
<td>unbecoming</td>
<td>(adj.) detracting from one's appearance, character, or reputation</td>
<td>Officer Castle was demoted for <b>unbecoming</b> conduct during the investigation.</td>
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<td>10/25.</td>
<td>underhanded</td>
<td>(adj.) marked by treachery or deceit</td>
<td>My uncle's <b>underhanded</b> behavior landed him in jail.</td>
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<td>10/26.</td>
<td>underlying</td>
<td>(adj.) fundamental; basic; real but not immediately obvious</td>
<td>The investigation focused on the <b>underlying</b> causes of the fire.</td>
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<td>10/29.</td>
<td>vagabond</td>
<td>(v.) a person without a permanent domicile<a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>7</sup></a></td>
<td>Xuqiu lived like a <b>vagabond</b>, moving from place to place and never settling down.</td>
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<td>10/30.</td>
<td>vanquish</td>
<td>(v.) to defeat completely; conquer; overcome</td>
<td>Smallpox, a once deadly disease, has now been <b>vanquished</b> from existence.<a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>8</sup></a></td>
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<td>10/31.</td>
<td>waffle</td>
<td>(v.) to speak or write evasively<br><br>(n.) what I had for lunch last Saturday</td>
<td>The president <b>waffled</b> on some of the questions the press asked about the scandal surrounding his administration.<br><br>I favor <b>waffles</b> over tacos.</td>
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<a name=November></a>
<font size="+1"><b><i>November</i></b></font>
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<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="2"> <tr> <td>11/1.</td> <td>apostasy</td> <td>(n.) the absolute rejection of one's religion, principles, or loyalties</td> <td>The <b>apostasy</b> from communism in the Soviet Union during the 1980s has helped make peace efforts easier between Russian and democratic countries.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/2.</td> <td>breadth</td> <td>(n.) distance from side to side; width; freedom from restraint</td> <td>The <b>breath</b> of the view of the Sahara from the Atlas mountains is spectacular.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/5.</td> <td>chimerical</td> <td>(adj.) fanciful; imaginary; absurd</td> <td>Akua had some <b>chimerical</b> scheme to make diamonds by crushing soda bottles.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/7.</td> <td>descry</td> <td>(v.) to find out; catch sight of; discover</td> <td>Stephen Hawking had developed a new telescope that could <b>descry</b> universes never seen before.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/8.</td> <td>exult</td> <td>(v.) to celebrate</td> <td>The childless couple <b>exulted</b> in the news that their adoption had been approved.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/9.</td> <td>forbearance</td> <td>(n.) patience</td> <td>The hunter showed great <b>forbearance</b> by sitting in the tree stand all day long.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/13.</td> <td>gibber</td> <td>(v.) to speak rapidly, incoherently, or indistinctly</td> <td>Hilda, being nervous, could hardly <b>gibber</b> when addressing the workforce.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/14.</td> <td>halcyon</td> <td>(adj.) tranquil; peaceful; calm; happy and carefree</td> <td>I just love the <b>halcyon</b> atmosphere of a quiet, warm cabin in the woods.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/15.</td> <td>importune</td> <td>(v.) to make repeated forceful requests for something, usually in a way that is annoying or inconvenient; to pester with insistent demands or requests; to trouble</td> <td>My children are constantly <b>importuning</b> me to take them to the toy store; however, I don't have enough money. I also happen to enjoy using vocabulary that my children could never possibly understand.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/16.</td> <td>jilt</td> <td>(v.) to reject (a lover)</td> <td>Milt <b>jilted</b> Charlotte at the alter because he was leading a clandestine double life.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/19.</td> <td>legion</td> <td>(n.) a large number; multitude</td> <td><b>Legions</b> of students take the SAT every year.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/20.</td> <td>malinger</td> <td>(v.) to pretend to be ill to avoid doing work</td> <td>Whenever Jacques had chores to do on the farm, he would <b>malinger</b>, claiming to have a headache.<br><br>The ability to <b>malinger</b> well is very useful.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/26.</td> <td>nonpartisan</td> <td>(n./adj.) not supporting or controlled by any group, unbiased</td> <td>Being an independent thinker, he preferred to remain <b>nonpartisan</b> rather than attach himself to a specific group.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/27.</td> <td>overture</td> <td>(n.) an approach made to someone in order to discuss or establish something; an opening gesture, as for initiating a relationship or other interaction; an intro to a musical work</td> <td>The country's leaders rejected all <b>overtures</b> from the enemy for a peace settlement.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/28.</td> <td>parry</td> <td>(v.) to ward off a blow; to turn aside; to avoid skillfully; to evade</td> <td>The boxers <b>parried</b> blows as each waited for an opening to strike a knockout punch.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/29.</td> <td>quisling</td> <td>(n.) person betraying one's own country, helping the invading enemy</td> <td>Robert Hanssen, an American siding with the Communists, was a <b>quisling</b> during the Cold War.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>11/30.</td> <td>redoubtable</td> <td>(adj.) commanding respect; formidable; illustrious</td> <td>The company wanted a <b>redoubtable</b> celebrity to be the spokesperson for its new product line.</td> </tr></table>
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<a name=December></a>
<font size="+1"><b><i>December</i></b></font>
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<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="2"> <tr> <td>12/3.</td> <td>remonstrate</td> <td>(v.) to say or plead in protest, object or disapprove</td> <td>Patrick Henry <b>remonstrated</b>, "Give me liberty or give me death."</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/4.</td> <td>sedulous</td> <td>(adj.) characterized by steady attention and effort; diligent</td> <td>The worker's <b>sedulous</b> attention to detail made it possible for the company to manufacture a quality product. Unfortunately, in the postindustrial world, no one cares about quality products. The worker was fired after two weeks on the job.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/5.</td> <td>skullduggery</td> <td>(n.) trickery; underhandedness</td> <td>Pirates in the eighteenth century practiced all types of <b>skullduggery</b> to gain an advantage over their victims. Today they just use BitTorrent.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/6.</td> <td>thesis</td> <td>(n.) a theory to be proven</td> <td>Sequoyah's <b>thesis</b> was written on the subject of hog snakes and their ability to control the rabbit population in Australia.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/7.</td> <td>unassuming</td> <td>(adj.) unpretentious; modest; humble</td> <td>Despite his wealth and position, Chaim has an <b>unassuming</b> personality.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/10.</td> <td>unwarranted</td> <td>(adj.) having no basis or foundation in fact; groundless</td> <td>Such strong criticism of the fire chief was completely <b>unwarranted</b> as he had been on vacation when the fires took place.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/11.</td> <td>verbose<a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>9</sup></a></td> <td>(adj.) wordy</td> <td>Senator Fhqwhgads is so <b>verbose</b> it takes hours for him to tell a joke.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/12.</td> <td>vexatious</td> <td>(adj.) annoying; troublesome</td> <td>Sarah Kerrigan thinks Jimmy Raynor, her little brother, is the most <b>vexatious</b> person imaginable.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/13.</td> <td>whet</td> <td>(v.) to increase; sharpen; stimulate</td> <td>I read one of Guy de Maupassant's short stories, and it <b>whetted</b> my appetite for more.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/14.</td> <td>abstruse</td> <td>(adj.) hard to understand</td> <td>Quantum Mechanics is an <b>abstruse</b> subject of study for many students.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/17.</td> <td>altruism</td> <td>(n.) devotion to helping others; selflessness</td> <td>The college depended on the <b>altruism</b> of its graduates to provide scholarships for deserving students.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/18.</td> <td>bivouac</td> <td>(n.) a temporary shelter or encampment, especially for military purposes</td> <td>In worsening weather with darkness closing in, the climbers prepared a <b>bivouac</b> and settled down for the night.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/19.</td> <td>capricious</td> <td>(adj.) unpredictable; impulsive</td> <td>The weather is <b>capricious</b> in Central New York; the grass is green one minute, and the next minute there's a pile of snow on your lawn.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/20.</td> <td>chintzy</td> <td>(adj.) gaudy; cheap; tacky</td> <td>Estefan was so <b>chintzy</b> he tipped waiters with wooden nickels.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>12/21.</td> <td>concert</td> <td>(n.) a shared purpose; togetherness or cooperation; agreement</td> <td>The speaker said that the richer countries of the world should work in <b>concert</b> to help the poorer ones.</td> </tr> </table>
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<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" border="2"> <tr> <td>1/2.</td> <td>daub</td> <td>(v.) to cover; to paint crudely or skillfully</td> <td>Jackie <b>daubed</b> the kitchen walls with paint and created an artistic flower effect.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/3.</td> <td>discursive</td> <td>(adj.) rambling on aimlessly</td> <td>George's novel quickly becomes <b>discursive</b>, and the reader loses the storyline completely.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/4.</td> <td>entail</td> <td>(v.) to involve or make necessary</td> <td>Exactly what does this job <b>entail</b>?</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/7.</td> <td>euphonious</td> <td>(adj.) pleasing to the ear</td> <td>Israfel sings in the choir because he has a sweet, <b>euphonious</b> voice.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/8.</td> <td>finesse</td> <td>(n.) skillfulness; subtlety; craftiness</td> <td>The ice skater skates with <b>finesse</b>, leaping and twirling with graceful abandon.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/9.</td> <td>founder</td> <td>(v.) to fail; to sink</td> <td>The Titanic began to <b>founder</b> after hitting the iceberg.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/10.</td> <td>grotesque</td> <td>(adj.) bizarre or outlandish, as in character or appearance</td> <td>Many of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories are <b>grotesque</b>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/11.</td> <td>harlequin</td> <td>(n.) a buffoon, in comedy, wearing a mask and variegated tights</td> <td>In the opera Pagliacci, Beppe is a <b>harlequin</b><a href="wod.html#footnotes"><sup>10</sup></a>.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/14.</td> <td>incontrovertible</td> <td>(adj.) not able to be "turned against" or disputed; certain; indisputable</td> <td>The suspect's fingerprints on the window were considered <b>incontrovertible</b> evidence of his participation in the robbery.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/15.</td> <td>interstice</td> <td>(n.) an intervening space, a crack or crevice</td> <td>Harvey caught his foot in an <b>interstice</b> while climbing the mountains.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/16.</td> <td>jeopardize</td> <td>(v.) to put into hazard, risk, or imperil</td> <td>Bryan did not want to <b>jeopardize</b> his family on a boating trip, so he made sure all the required safety equipment was aboard his vessel.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/17.</td> <td>languish</td> <td>(v.) to become weak or feeble; sag with loss of strength</td> <td>An outdoorsman all his life, Mr. Franklin quickly <b>languished</b> in his job as a night watchman.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/18.</td> <td>magnitude</td> <td>(n.) great extent, amount or dimension, enormity</td> <td>The <b>magnitude</b> of the Empire State Building impresses tourists from all over the world.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/22.</td> <td>mode</td> <td>(n.) a way or method of doing something</td> <td>Our vacation was spent in a laid-back <b>mode</b>, sleeping-in late and then catching rays on the beach.</td> </tr> <tr> <td>1/23.</td> <td>nondescript</td> <td>(adj.) of no recognized, definite type; ordinary</td> <td>The famous actor wore <b>nondescript</b> clothing so that he wouldn't stand out in public.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>1/24.</td> <td>octave</td> <td>(n.) a group of eight; a series of musical tones</td> <td>The singer surprised everyone with the number of <b>octaves</b> she could sing.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>1/25.</td> <td>oligarchy</td> <td>(n.) a government or state in which a few people or a family rule; a small group of powerful people</td> <td>An <b>oligarchy</b> controls the region with very little representation by the common people.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>1/28.</td> <td>perquisite</td> <td>(n.) a material favor or gift, usually money for a service</td> <td>The president's <b>perquisites</b> included membership in a country club and a vacation in Greece.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>1/29.</td> <td>pinion</td> <td>(v.) bind the wings so as not to fly; confine</td> <td>The falcon was <b>pinioned</b> so it wouldn't fly away.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>1/30.</td> <td>pretext</td> <td>(n.) a false reason put forth to hide the real one</td> <td>Her <b>pretext</b> that she was staying over with a friend was a weak one, and her mother saw through it immediately.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td>1/31.</td> <td>qualitative</td> <td>(adj.) concerned with quality or qualities</td> <td>The last inspectors are responsible for the <b>qualitative</b> aspects of the final product.</td> </tr> </table>
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<td>quixotic</td>
<td>(adj.) idealistic and totally impractical</td>
<td>Professor Waldo said it is <b>quixotic</b> for society to ignore the world's environmental problems.<br><br>Waldo had the most <b>quixotic</b> ideas about what her life would be like if she ever won the lottery.</td>
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<td>2/4.</td>
<td>rambunctious</td>
<td>(adj.) difficult to control, handle; turbulent</td>
<td>King Waldo became <b>rambunctious</b> and greedy while Sir Waldo was on the crusades.</td>
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<td>2/5.</td>
<td>rebut</td>
<td>(v.) to refute evidence or argument; to contradict; to prove to be false</td>
<td>Waldo <b>rebutted</b> the paper's criticism by explaining the true circumstances.</td>
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<td>2/6.</td>
<td>sententious</td>
<td>(adj.) self-righteous; given to arrogant moralizing; preaching</td>
<td>Waldo, a salty old sailor, gave a <b>sententious</b> speech about how to sail a boat. </td>
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<td>stanch</td>
<td>(v.) to stop the flow of liquid, especially blood</td>
<td>Dr. Waldo put pressure on the cut, and that <b>stanched</b> the flow of blood.</td>
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<td>stentorian</td>
<td>(adj.) very loud</td>
<td>Mr. Waldo is known for his <b>stentorian</b> voice, which can be heard throughout the school halls.</td>
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<td>2/11.</td>
<td>telegenic</td>
<td>(adj.) having qualities that televise well</td>
<td>Waldo was so <b>telegenic</b> that she started doing commercials when she was only four years old.</td>
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<td>2/12.</td>
<td>torpor</td>
<td>(n.) sluggishness; inactivity; apathy</td>
<td>Waldo's physical <b>torpor</b> was caused by a conditions the doctors have yet to diagnose.</td>
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<td>2/13.</td>
<td>uncouth</td>
<td>(adj.) awkward; clumsy; unmannerly; lacking refinement</td>
<td>Waldo's guests were offended by the <b>uncouth</b> manners of his young daughter who picked her nose at the dinner table.</td>
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<td>2/14.</td>
<td>unlettered</td>
<td>(adj.) unsophisticated; ignorant; unschooled</td>
<td>Although Waldo is <b>unlettered</b> and a high school dropout, he is still the CEO of his tire company, which faces heavy competition from China. Waldo is probably in trouble.</td>
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<td>2/25.</td>
<td>vacuous</td>
<td>(adj.) not showing purpose, meaning, or intelligence; empty; devoid of ideas or emotion</td>
<td>Waldo's daughter had a <b>vacuous</b> expression on her face as if she couldn't believe I was asking her to work.</td>
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<td>2/26.</td>
<td>vertigo</td>
<td>(n.) the sensation of dizziness</td>
<td>Waldo was overcome with <b>vertigo</b> after riding the Ferris wheel at the fair.</td>
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<td>2/27.</td>
<td>viable</td>
<td>(adj.) capable of living; vivid; real; stimulating</td>
<td>Waldo said, "The desert is not a <b>viable</b> location for planting trees." </td>
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<td>2/28.</td>
<td>waive</td>
<td>(v.) to forget; put aside</td>
<td>Waldo would not <b>waive</b> his constitutional right to a fair and speedy trial.</td>
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<td>2/29.</td>
<td>accouterments</td>
<td>(n.) the equipment needed for a particular activity or way of life; one's outfit or equipment</td>
<td>After completing his S.C.U.B.A. diving course, Waldo needed to purchase the appropriate <b>accouterments</b> to dive on his own.</td>
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<td>2/31.</td>
<td>Waldo</td>
<td>(n.) a male name</td>
<td>So where is <b>he</b>?</td>
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<td>3/3.</td>
<td>archetype</td>
<td>(n.) the original model or pattern</td>
<td>The Wright Brothers' first airplane was an <b>archetype</b> of more advanced airplanes that were to follow.</td>
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<td>benighted</td>
<td>(adj.) being in a state of intellectual darkness; ignorant; unenlightened</td>
<td>Many <b>benighted</b> people never vote and don't realize how important their vote could be to their country.</td>
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<td>3/5.</td>
<td>confraternity</td>
<td>(n.) a fraternal union; brotherhood</td>
<td>The Kiwanis is a famous <b>confraternity</b> promoting good will in the community.</td>
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<td>3/6.</td>
<td>diatribe</td>
<td>(n.) a bitter verbal attack</td>
<td>Coach John Doe's <b>diatribe</b> about the bad call was futile because he knew the referee would not reverse the decision.</td>
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<td>3/7.</td>
<td>ecosystem</td>
<td>(n.) a community of living things, together with their environment</td>
<td>A pond is an interesting <b>ecosystem</b> to study because it contains plants, mammals, reptiles, fish, and numerous microorganisms.</td>
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<td>3/10.</td>
<td>facet</td>
<td>(n.) one of the small, flat faces of a cut gemstone; one of the parts or features of something</td>
<td>There is always one <b>facet</b> of John Doe's life that isn't going smoothly.</td>
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<td>3/11.</td>
<td>grapple</td>
<td>(v.) to seize firmly or hold onto something, wrestle</td>
<td>John Doe <b>grappled</b> with Jane Doe for the wrestling crown of the heavyweight division.</td>
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<td>3/12.</td>
<td>hinterlands</td>
<td>(n.) the remote or lesser developed areas of any country</td>
<td>The <b>hinterlands</b> are much more picturesque than urban areas. Unfortunately, sometimes <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shining_%28novel%29>this</a> happens.</td>
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<td>3/13.</td>
<td>impresario</td>
<td>(n.) a person who arranges public entertainment; any manager or producer</td>
<td>John Doe sees himself as a great <b>impresario</b>, trying to become agent and manager of all the high school bands and hoping that he will make one of them famous.</td>
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<td>3/14.</td>
<td>itinerant</td>
<td>(adj.) moving from place to place</td>
<td>John Doe was an <b>itinerant</b> writer who moved to each place about which he planned to write.</td>
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<td>3/17.</td>
<td>legerdemain</td>
<td>(adj.) trickery; deception; illusion; literally "light of hand"</td>
<td>Most magicians use <b>legerdemain</b> instead of actual magic.</td>
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<td>martyr</td>
<td>(n.) someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also, one who feigns suffering to gain sympathy</td>
<td>Joan of Arc was undoubtedly the most famous <b>martyr</b> in modern history, burned at the stake because she refused to go against her beliefs.</td>
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<td>3/19.</td>
<td>metamorphosis</td>
<td>(n.) transformation, change of form, mutation</td>
<td>A complete cycle of <b>metamorphosis</b> moves from the caterpillar to the butterfly.</td>
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<td>3/20.</td>
<td>nonchalant</td>
<td>(adj.) behaving in a calm manner, showing that you are not worried or frightened; not showing excitement or anxiety; coolly confident, unflustered, or unworried; casually indifferent; let us make this definition just a bit longer, shall we?</td>
<td>The well-prepared trainer appeared <b>nonchalant</b> when he stepped into the circus ring with the Bengal tiger.</td>
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<td>3/25.</td>
<td>overwrought</td>
<td>(adj.) overexcited, agitated, riled, greatly disturbed, nervous</td>
<td>John Doe was <b>overwrought</b> about the increase in college tuition, since his scholarship had not increased.</td>
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<td>3/26.</td>
<td>pesky</td>
<td>(adj.) annoying; disagreeable</td>
<td>His little brother is the most <b>pesky</b> child I have ever met.</td>
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<td>3/27.</td>
<td>propinquity</td>
<td>(n.) proximity, nearness; kinship</td>
<td>The <b>propinquity</b> of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo was remarkable; the two great artists lived within the same time, at the same place.</td>
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<td>3/28.</td>
<td>quirk</td>
<td>(n.) a peculiarity of behavior; an unaccountable act or event</td>
<td>It was a <b>quirk</b> of fate that Jane Doe was sick at home the day her bus was involved in an accident.</td>
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<td>3/31.</td>
<td>rhapsodize</td>
<td>(v.) to express oneself in an enthusiastic manner; to gush</td>
<td>The fairy tales <b>rhapsodize</b> about the princess meeting John Doe.</td>
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<td>riposte</td>
<td>(n.) a quick sharp return in speech or action, counterstroke; retort; repartee</td>
<td>Her brilliant <b>riposte</b> to the insult brought laughter, and the outraged speaker was deflated.</td>
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<td>ruminate</td>
<td>(v.) to ponder; to reflect upon; to digest<a href=wod.html#footnotes><sup>11</sup></a></td>
<td>Sir Palomides often <b>ruminated</b> about a better way to train his horse. </td>
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<td>sacrosanct</td>
<td>(adj.) blindly accepted, unquestioned, sacred</td>
<td>The Aztec tribe considered its burial grounds <b>sacrosanct</b> to the outside world.</td>
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<td>sanguine</td>
<td>(adj.) cheerful, confident optimistic</td>
<td>Yochanan's <b>sanguine</b> personality was exactly what Ben Ash needed to get him out of the doldrums.</td>
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<td>tawdry</td>
<td>(adj.) gaudy and cheap in appearance or nature</td>
<td>Xuanita's <b>tawdry</b> dress was the talk of all the gossips at the Governor's Ball. One would think people would have better things to gossip about at the Governor's Ball.</td>
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<td>4/8.</td>
<td>touchstone</td>
<td>(n.) a test or criterion for quality; gauge</td>
<td>Her voice is marvelous and will be the <b>touchstone</b> for all future sopranos.</td>
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<td>4/9.</td>
<td>unbridled</td>
<td>(adj.) violent; unbounded; unrestrained</td>
<td>Hannah's <b>unbridled</b> passion for dancing was evident in every performance she gave.</td>
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<td>4/10.</td>
<td>unobtrusive</td>
<td>(adj.) not noticeable; inconspicuous; seeming to belong</td>
<td>Undercover police have to be <b>unobtrusive</b> so they don't "blow their cover."</td>
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<td>4/21.</td>
<td>variegated</td>
<td>(adj.) diversified; varied in appearance</td>
<td>Our travel to was <b>variegated</b> between mountain climbing, river rafting, and cruising the fjords.</td>
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<td>vicarious</td>
<td>(adj.) second-hand; fantasized; empathic</td>
<td>It gave me a <b>vicarious</b> thrill to hear about their vacation in Italy, Monaco, and France. (Mais maintenant on peut arreter de parler. C'est un peu penible.)</td>
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<td>4/23.</td>
<td>abase</td>
<td>(v.) to degrade; to humiliate</td>
<td>The president is not willing to admit his mistake and <b>abase</b> himself before the nation.</td>
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<td>4/24.</td>
<td>appurtenance</td>
<td>(n.) an additional feature; something that supplements a more important thing; an accessory; something Windows XP does not need</td>
<td>The swimming pool was only an <b>appurtenance</b>, but it made the Fowlers decide the house was the one they would purchase.</td>
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<td>4/25.</td>
<td>bogus</td>
<td>(adj.) not genuine; counterfeit</td>
<td>The bank confiscated Holden Caulfield's twenty dollar bill, telling him it was <b>bogus</b> and that they would have to notify the U.S. Treasury Department. Caulfield promptly replied that the bill did seem a bit phony.</td>
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<td>bouillabaisse</td>
<td>(n.) a stew made with several kinds of fish and shellfish; mixture of things</td>
<td>The new play on Broadway is a <b>bouillabaisse</b> of comic routines in different humorous styles. You'll <u>roux</u> not having seen it if you don't go now!</td>
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<td>castigate</td>
<td>(v.) to criticize harshly, usually with the intention of correcting wrongdoing</td>
<td>Duran's mother <b>castigated</b> him for tracking mud on the new living room carpet.</td>
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<td>4/30.</td>
<td>cavalier</td>
<td>(adj.)/(n.) showing arrogant disregard; a gallant gentleman; casual</td>
<td>Colonel Blood was disliked because of his <b>cavalier</b> attitude toward the troops in his command.</td>
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<td>debilitate</td>
<td>(v.) to cripple; to weaken</td>
<td>We thought our dog Chumpkins would be <b>debilitated</b> after he was hit by the car, but he learned to walk quite well on only two and a half legs.</td>
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<td>debunk</td>
<td>(v.) to expose the falseness or exaggerations of a claim</td>
<td>When Leif Ericson completed his ocean voyage, he <b>debunked</b> the theory that the world is flat. Unfortunately, the rest of Europe didn't speak Old Norse and thus persisted in ignorance.</td>
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<td>en masse</td>
<td>(adv.) in a body as a whole; as a group</td>
<td>University of Florida fans rushed <b>en masse</b> onto the field as their team beat Tennessee. Hopefully they won't be tased, bro!</td>
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<td>enclave</td>
<td>(n.) a distinct territory surrounded by a foreign area; any distinct small group surrounded by a larger group</td>
<td>Luxembourg is a small <b>enclave</b> surrounded by larger countries.</td>
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<td>feign</td>
<td>(v.) to give a false appearance; to pretend</td>
<td>Moses talked a good game, but he also <b>feigned</b> knowledge of space science he did not possess.</td>
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<td>femme fatale</td>
<td>(n.) a woman who attracts men by her aura of charm and mystery</td>
<td>Math Hari was a famous <b>femme fatale</b> who was a German spy during World War I. Few people know about her cousin, Calculus Glabrous, who was also a <b>femme fatale</b>. (Sorry, that one just stank.)</td>
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<td>5/9.</td>
<td>gamin</td>
<td>(n.) a neglected boy left to run about in the streets</td>
<td>In the novel <i>Oliver Twist</i>, we learn of the intolerable living conditions in English orphanages of the nineteenth century and the lives of the many homeless, streetwise <b>gamins</b>.</td>
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<td>5/12.</td>
<td>gamut</td>
<td>(n.) the whole range of things that can be included in something</td>
<td>Her stories caused me to experience the <b>gamut</b> of emotions from joy to despair.</td>
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<td>5/13.</td>
<td>halyard</td>
<td>(n.) a tackle or rope used on a ship to hoist and lower</td>
<td>In the America's Cup, experts are needed to handle the <b>halyards</b> under everyday conditions.</td>
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<td>5/14.</td>
<td>hierarchy</td>
<td>(n.) categorization of a group according to ability or status</td>
<td>Chief Watie was at the top of the tribe's <b>hierarchy</b>.</td>
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<td>5/15.</td>
<td>idolatry</td>
<td>(n.) blind or excessive devotion to something</td>
<td>Mr. Rainbow's parents worried about his <b>idolatry</b> toward the Cult of St. Jorge de Guillaume.</td>
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<td>5/16.</td>
<td>infer</td>
<td>(v.) to conclude; to deduce</td>
<td>Because there was no turkey or any other meat on the Thanksgiving table, I <b>inferred</b> that the family was vegetarian.</td>
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<td>5/19.</td>
<td>lessor</td>
<td>(n.) one who grants a lease</td>
<td>The real estate agent advised the <b>lessor</b> that the future tenants had questions.</td>
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<td>5/20.</td>
<td>litany</td>
<td>(n.) a long list; recital that involves repetition or incantation; tedious recounting</td>
<td>Once again she had to hear his <b>litany</b> of complaints about how badly he was treated.</td>
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<td>5/21.</td>
<td>misnomer</td>
<td>(n.) an incorrect or inappropriate name</td>
<td>A nickname like "Speedy" is a <b>misnomer</b> when given to one who is slow at what he does.</td>
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<td>5/22.</td>
<td>mogul</td>
<td>(n.) a very rich or powerful person; a magnate</td>
<td>After forming Microsoft, Bill Gates became the most notorious computer <b>mogul</b>.</td>
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<td>5/28.</td>
<td>neurotic</td>
<td>(adj.) characteristic of or having mental disorders</td>
<td>We hadn't realized how <b>neurotic</b> Yusuf was until we realized he kept leaving the dinner table to wash his hands.</td>
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<td>5/29.</td>
<td>nonchalance</td>
<td>(n.) cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference</td>
<td>The actress's <b>nonchalance</b> while she waited to audition gave her a cool, calm appearance.</td>
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<td>5/30.</td>
<td>ostensible</td>
<td>(adj.) appearing as such; offered as genuine or real</td>
<td>The <b>ostensible</b> purpose of this book is to improve the reader's vocabulary.</td>
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<td>6/2.</td>
<td>palatial</td>
<td>(adj.) ostentatiously magnificent, extravagant, opulent</td>
<td>The thirty-one room estate falls into the <b>palatial</b> category.</td>
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<td>6/3.</td>
<td>playa</td>
<td>(n.) lowest point of any desert-like territory, an area that is flat, salty, and retaining water</td>
<td>Juan found water in the <b>playa</b> but discovered it was salty and undrinkable.</td>
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<td>6/4.</td>
<td>quirk</td>
<td>(n.) a peculiarity of behavior; an unaccountable act or event</td>
<td>Jean-Luc has the strangest <b>quirk</b>; he chews on his tongue whenever he concentrates on something.</td>
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<td>6/5.</td>
<td>rapacious</td>
<td>(adj.) covetous, mercenary, insatiable, greedy, plundering, avaricious</td>
<td>Blackbeard and his crew were a <b>rapacious</b> lot of pirates.</td>
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<td>6/6.</td>
<td>remiss</td>
<td>(adj.) guilty of neglect, lacking due care, lax</td>
<td>Sharon was <b>remiss</b> in not calling 911 and failing to take her mother to the hospital.<br><br>John tries not to be <b>remiss</b> in updating this website.</td>
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<td>6/9.</td>
<td>sect</td>
<td>(n.) a group with a uniting theme; a small religious group</td>
<td>The Clown religion is divided into many small <b>sects</b> that are similar yet different from each other.</td>
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<td>6/10.</td>
<td>solstice</td>
<td>(n.) the longest and shortest days in any year; the sun's greatest distance from the equator</td>
<td>The <b>solstices</b> occur in June and December, marking the beginnings of summer and winter.</td>
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<td>6/11.</td>
<td>supine</td>
<td>(adj.) lying on the back with the face turned upward; inclined</td>
<td>The chiropractor had Bubbles the Clown lie in a <b>supine</b> position so he could adjust her neck.</td>
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<td>6/12.</td>
<td>temperance</td>
<td>(n.) moderation or self-restraint</td>
<td>A person who totally abstains from alcohol is someone who practices <b>temperance</b>.</td>
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<td>6/13.</td>
<td>tinge</td>
<td>(n.) a slight trace or coloring</td>
<td>I detect a <b>tinge</b> of clown flavoring in the icing.</td>
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<td>6/16.</td>
<td>tumescent</td>
<td>(adj.) swollen;teeming; containing many ideas or emotions</td>
<td>Ymannay was alarmed at his <b>tumescent</b> infected ankles and knew the swelling was from the clown bites.</td>
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<td>6/17.</td>
<td>regents<sup><a href="wod.html#footnotes">12</a></sup></td>
<td>(n.) exams that most people will be taking for the next week and a half</td>
<td>Oh snap! It's time for the <b>regents</b>!</td>
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<sup>1</sup> Tabasco sauce is better.
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<sup>2</sup> Could be used to describe my preoccupation with bad puns.
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<sup>3</sup> French students should recognize this word. It comes from the French "nouvel(m.)," which means "new." Funny how much the meaning has changed over the centuries.
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<sup>4</sup> Hmmm... I wonder how I'm going to remember this word.
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<sup>5</sup> From the French word "travail" (big spelling change, eh?), which means "work".
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<sup>6</sup> Replace "touring company" with "acting troupe" and this definition is a no-brainer.
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<sup>7</sup> Edit out pretension. Replace "domicile" with "home".
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<sup>8</sup> <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox#Post-eradication>False.</a> Smallpox still does exist, albeit contained.
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<sup>9</sup> From the Latin word for "wordy". Further derived from the Latin word for "word," "verb". Oh how the meaning has changed.
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<sup>10</sup> See <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlecchino>Arlecchino</a>.
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<sup>11</sup> Derived from the same root as the word "rumen," the first stomach in a cow.
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<sup>12</sup> There were no verbs this month. Anyone who noticed that is an instant winner. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDuqk_DSMw">Click here to collect your prize.</a>
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