June 2004 Vocab
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adjective
*1 : pleasing to the ear
2 : agreeable, soothing - dulcet
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noun
*1 : the act or an instance of embezzling
2 : a failure to meet a promise or an expectation - defalcation
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noun
*1 : a loud arrogant boaster
2 a : empty boasting b : arrogant pretension : cockine - braggadicio
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adjective
: lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity - pusillanimous
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noun
1 : a steplike arrangement
*2 a : one of a series of levels or grades in an organization or field of activity b : the individuals at such a level - echelon
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noun
: left-hander; especially : a left-handed baseball pitcher - southpaw
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noun
1 : nearness of blood : kinship
*2 : nearness in place or time : proximity - propinquity
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adjective
: beginning to come into being or to become apparent - incipient
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adjective
: having or known by various names - polyonymous
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noun
1 : rigor, severity
2 a : roughness of surface : unevenness; also : a tiny projection from a surface b : roughness of sound
*3 : roughness of manner or of temper : harshness - asperity
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verb
*1 a : to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices b : to inscribe (as heraldic bearings) on a surface
2 : celebrate, extol - emblazon
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adjective
1 : wearing loose shoes
2 : shabby
*3 : careless, slovenly - slipshod
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adverb
: in the past : formerly - ertswhile
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noun
: the quality or state of being gentle : meekness, tameness - mansuetude
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verb
transitive senses
1 : to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies
*2 : to give pleasure or amusement to
intransitive sense
: to feast oneself : feed - regale
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adjective
: cowardly, despicable - caitiff
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noun
*1 a : vigor and strength of spirit or temperament b : staying quality : stamina
2 : quality of temperament or disposition - mettle
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adjective
1 : resembling a rose especially in color
*2 : overly optimistic : viewed favorably - roseate
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adjective
1 : putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay
*2 : expressive of urgency or command
3 : marked by arrogant self-assurance : haughty - peremptory
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noun
: a state or period of flourishing - florescence
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verb
: to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice - kwell
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adjective
1 : exuding fragrance : aromatic
2 *a : full of a specified fragrance : scented b : evocative, suggestive - redolent
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noun
1 : a strict disciplinarian
*2 : a person who stresses a rigid adherence to the details of forms and methods - martinet
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• adjective
1 : uncontrollably noisy
*2 : stubbornly resistant to control : unruly - obsteperous
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verb
*1 a : to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner b : to give by way of reply
2 : to grant as a privilege or special favor - vouchsafe
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noun
*1 : a complete code of the laws of a country or system of law
2 : a treatise covering an entire subject - pandect
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noun
: love of or enthusiasm for what is new or novel - neophilia