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Words Of Day
Word 06
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prevaricate:
to depart from or evade the truth.
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ostracize:
to banish or expel.
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fillip:
a snap; also, a stimulus.
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apocryphal:
of doubtful authority or authenticity.
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harangue:
a speech addressed to a public assembly; also, a noisy or pompous
speech.
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copse:
a thicket of small trees.
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obfuscate:
to darken or obscure.
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agrestic:
pertaining to fields or the country.
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congeries:
a collection; an aggregation.
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peripatetic:
walking about or traveling from place to place.
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turgid:
swollen, bloated; also, bombastic, pompous.
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idyll:
a poem or prose work depicting rural or pastoral life; also, a
carefree episode or experience.
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ovo: from the beginning.
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gauche:
lacking social polish; tactless.
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inexorable:
unyielding; relentless.
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putative:
commonly thought or deemed; supposed.
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dotage:
feebleness of mind due to old age.
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bootless:
unavailing; useless.
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proclivity:
a natural inclination.
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exacerbate:
to aggravate; to make worse.
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mollify:
to reduce in intensity; to soothe; to soften.
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inclement:
harsh; severe -- especially said of the weather.
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travail:
painful, arduous work; also, agony, anguish.
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equivocate:
to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear.
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vapid:
flat; dull; spiritless.
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galvanic:
pertaining to a direct current of electricity; also, having the
effect of an electric shock.