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Lissome [lis-uh m] – Adjective

1.    Bending or moving gracefully or with ease and lightness; lithe, supple, limber, agile, etc.

2.    Lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.

"Daniel Browning Smith boasts the title of "the most flexible man alive" and regularly pushes the limits of his lissome body." 

Surreptitious [sur-uh p-tish-uh s] – Adjective

1.    Obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth;

2.    Secret or unauthorized; 

"He watched her surreptitiously as she waited at the bus stop."

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Repudiate (ri-pyoo-dee-eyt) – verb

1. To reject as having no authority or binding force

2. To cast off or disown

Repudiate any claim without our written consent.

               

Cynic (sin-ik) – noun

A person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view

I'm quite a hardened cynic when direct mail drops through my door.

 

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Resplendent (ri-splen-duh nt) – Adjective

1.    Shining brilliantly

2.    Gleaming

3.    Having great beauty and splendor

"The tiny hummingbird was resplendent in its iridescent coat." 

Stentorian (sten-tawr-ee-uh n, -tohr-) – Adjective

1. Very loud or powerful in sound.

2. Uncommonly loud

"The uproar in the hall was suddenly silenced by the deep, stentorian admonitions of the vice principal"

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Etiology (ee-tee-ol-uh-jee) (noun):

1. In Pathology the study of the causes of diseases.

2. Any study of causes, causation, or causality, as in philosophy, biology, or physics.

 

Research underway to elucidate the etiology of diabetic micro vascular disease has revealed new targets for drug design.               

Titubant (tich-oo-buhnt) (noun):

A disturbance of body equilibrium in standing or walking, resulting in an uncertain gait and trembling.

 

The world is still quivering and titubant under the shock of the attack on the Twin Towers in September 2001.

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Euphoria [yo?o'fôre?] -  Noun

1.    A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.

2.    Affective state of exaggerated well-being or elation.

"The euphoria of success will fuel your desire to continue. "

 

Galling [ˈgȯ-liŋ] – Adjective

1. Markedly irritating.

2. Obsolete rubbing painfully; chafing.

3. A severe form of adhesive wear which occurs during sliding contact of one surface relative to another

"I always find this question galling, for some reason."

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Audacity (aw-das-i-tee) – Noun

1.    Boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety.

2.    Effrontery or insolence

3.    Shameless boldness

“His student’s audacity shocked the lecturer.”  

 

Dearth (durth) – Noun

1.    An inadequate supply or scarcity.

2.    Dearness of food; famine.

 "By contrast, many cities have a dearth of affordable rented accommodation.”

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Emeritus (ih-mer-i-tuhs)-Adjective

Retired or honorably discharged from active professional duty, but retaining the title of one's office or position

Set to celebrate his 80th birthday on October 7, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has dedicated more than 50 years to fighting social injustice at home and abroad.      

Consort (kon-sawrt) – Noun

1. Music

   A. A group of instrumentalists and singers who perform music, especially old music.

   B. A group of instruments of the same family, as viols, played in concert.

2. A husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.

3. One vessel or ship accompanying another.

Consort music enjoyed considerable popularity at court and in households of the wealthy in the Elizabethan era.

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Annie Oakley (noun) (an-ee-oh-klee): A free ticket

The sales representative gave her client a pair of Annie Oakleys to the golf tournament.               

Ruction (noun) (ruk-shun): A noisy fight, disturbance, uproar

The ruction outside the door prompted me to investigate what was going on.

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Ambidextrous (am-bi-dek-struhs) - Adjective

1. Able to use both hands with equal facility.

2. Unusually skillful; adroit.

3. Deceptive or hypocritical.

“Neman could play the guitar easily because he was ambidextrous.”

 

Juxtaposition (juhk-stuh-puh-zish-uhn) –Noun

1. The act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.

2. The state of being close together or side by side

"Juxtaposing the two essays revealed the huge differences in the author's viewpoints.”

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