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June 2007 |
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Hubris |
hyoo-bris |
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Excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. |
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Ratatouille |
rat-uh-too-ee |
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A vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold. |
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Canorous |
kuh-nawr-uh s |
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Richly melodious; pleasant sounding; musical. |
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Glower |
glou-er |
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To look or stare angrily or with a scowl. |
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Incipient |
in-sip-ee-uh nt |
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Beginning to exist or appear. |
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Contravene |
kon-truh-veen |
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To oppose in argument; to contradict. |
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Qua |
kwah |
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In the capacity or character of; as. |
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Disquisition |
dis-kwuh-zish-uh n |
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A formal discourse on a subject. |
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Louche |
loosh |
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Of questionable taste or morality; disreputable or indecent; dubious; shady. |
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Sanctum |
sangk-tuh m |
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A place of retreat where one is free from intrusion. |
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Calescent |
kuh-les-uh-nt |
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Growing warm; increasing in heat. |
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Fulminate |
fuhl-muh-neyt |
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To explode; to detonate. |
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Adrift
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uh-drift |
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Floating without control; drifting; not anchored or moored. Lacking aim, direction, or stability. |
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Laconic
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koun-ter-peyn |
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A quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread. |
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Counterpane
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luh-kon-ik |
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Using very few words |
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Sonorous
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suh-nawr-uh s |
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Loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound. |
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Perfunctory
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per-fuhngk-tuh-ree |
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Done merely to carry out a duty; performed mechanically or routinely. |
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Victualage
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vit-l-ij |
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Food; provisions; victuals. |
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Saturnine
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sat-er-nahyn |
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Sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn. |
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