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August 2004 Vocab

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undefined, object
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:verb
to make somebody or something weak
debilitate
:noun
1)intoxicated, drunk;
2)excited, exhilarated
inebriation
verb
1 a : to renounce upon oath b : to reject solemnly
*2 : to abstain from : avoid
abjure
noun
: lethargy, dullness
hebetude
adjective
: marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene
imperturbable
verb
1 : to lower in rank or reputation : degrade
*2 : to speak slightingly about : belittle
disparage
adjective
*1 : characterized by straightness or moral integrity
2 : piously self-righteous
recitudinous
noun
: peanut
goober
noun
*1 : whatever makes something the type that it is : essence
2 a : a trifling point : quibble b : crotchet, eccentricity
quiddity
noun plural
: jitters, nervousness
jimjams
adj.
:extremely unhappy and discouraged
despondent
adjective
: equivalent in value, significance, or effect
tantamount
adjective
1 : utterly finished, defeated, or destroyed
*2 : unable to function : useless
3 : hopelessly outmoded
kaput
adjective
: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
froward
noun
1 capitalized : a native or inhabitant of a vast historical region in Asia and Eastern Europe roughly extending from the Sea of Japan to the Dnieper
*2 capitalized : a person of irritable or violent temper
3 : one that proves to be un
tartar
adjective
1 : of or relating to a sensory threshold
*2 : barely perceptible
3 : of, relating to, or being an intermediate state, phase, or condition : in-between, transitional
liminal
verb
: report, rumor -- usually used with "about"
bruit
noun
: a fit or state of indignation
dudgeon
adjective
: having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
stolid
noun
: a formal acknowledgment of personal fault or error
mea culpa
noun
1 : a sprinkling with water especially in religious ceremonies
2 *a : a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation b : the act of making such a charge : defamation; innuendo
aspersion
adjective
: notably polite or polished in manner
urbane
noun
: regions or countries lying to the west of a specified or implied point of orientation
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