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| 10 Jan | chicanery | 1. The use of trickery or sophistry to deceive (as in matters of law).
2. A trick; a subterfuge.
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| 9 Jan | edacious | Given to eating; voracious; devouring.
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| 8 Jan | benignant | 1. Kind; gracious.
2. Beneficial; favorable.
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| 7 Jan | invidious | 1. Tending to provoke envy, resentment, or ill will.
2. Containing or implying a slight.
3. Envious.
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| 6 Jan | superfluous | More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive.
-- SUPERFLUOUSLY, adverb
-- SUPERFLUOUSNESS, noun
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| 5 Jan | confluence | 1. A flowing or coming together; junction.
2. The place where two rivers, streams, etc. meet.
3. A flocking or assemblage of a multitude in one place; a large collection or assemblage.
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| 4 Jan | bellwether | A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends.
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| 3 Jan | metier | 1. An occupation; a profession.
2. An area in which one excels; an occupation for which one is especially well suited.
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| 2 Jan | stolid | - Having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily excited.
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| 1 Jan | paterfamilias | The male head of a household or the father of a family.
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| 31 Dec 2017 | succor | 1. Aid; help; assistance; especially, assistance that relieves and delivers from difficulty, want, or distress.
2. The person or thing that brings relief.
transitive verb:
1. To help or relieve when in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from suffering; to relieve.
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| 30 Dec 2017 | aubade | A song or poem greeting the dawn; also, a composition suggestive of morning.
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| 29 Dec 2017 | paragon | A model of excellence or perfection; as, "a paragon of beauty; a paragon of eloquence."
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| 28 Dec 2017 | dudgeon | A state or fit of intense indignation; resentment; ill humor -- often used in the phrase "in high dudgeon."
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| 27 Dec 2017 | amalgam | 1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; used especially (with silver) as a dental filling.
2. A mixture or compound of different things.
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| 26 Dec 2017 | verdant | 1. Covered with growing plants or grass; green with vegetation.
2. Green.
3. Unripe in knowledge, judgment, or experience; unsophisticated; green.
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| 25 Dec 2017 | megalomania | 1. A mania for grandiose or extravagant things or actions.
2. A mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur.
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| 24 Dec 2017 | Ides | In the ancient Roman calendar the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
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| 23 Dec 2017 | uxorious | Excessively fond of or submissive to a wife.
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| 22 Dec 2017 | manse | 1. A large and imposing residence.
2. The residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman).
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| 21 Dec 2017 | parvenu | 1. One that has recently or suddenly risen to a higher social or economic class but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class; an upstart.
adjective:
1. Being a parvenu; also, like or having the characteristics of a parvenu.
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| 20 Dec 2017 | crapulous | 1. Suffering the effects of, or derived from, or suggestive of gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous stomach.
2. Marked by gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous old reprobate.
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| 19 Dec 2017 | ululate | To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.
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| 18 Dec 2017 | contradistinction | Distinction by contrast; as, "sculpture in contradistinction to painting."
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| 17 Dec 2017 | perambulate | 1. To walk about; to roam; to stroll; as, "he perambulated in the park."
transitive verb:
1. To walk through or over.
2. To travel over for the purpose of surveying or inspecting.
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| 16 Dec 2017 | expropriate | 1. To deprive of possession.
2. To transfer (the property of another) to oneself.
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| 15 Dec 2017 | countermand | 1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by giving an order contrary to one previously given.
2. To recall or order back by a contrary order.
noun:
1. A contrary order.
2. Revocation of a former order or command.
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| 14 Dec 2017 | toothsome | 1. Pleasing to the taste; delicious; as, "a toothsome pie."
2. Agreeable; attractive; as, "a toothsome offer."
3. Sexually attractive.
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| 13 Dec 2017 | simulacrum | 1. An image; a representation.
2. An insubstantial, superficial, or vague likeness or semblance.
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| 12 Dec 2017 | dilettante | 1. An amateur or dabbler; especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge sporadically, superficially, or for amusement only.
2. An admirer or lover of the fine arts.
adjective:
1. Of or characteristic of a dilettante; amateurish.
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| 11 Dec 2017 | largess | 1. Generous giving (as of gifts or money), often accompanied by condescension.
2. Gifts, money, or other valuables so given.
3. Generosity; liberality.
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| 10 Dec 2017 | doula | A woman who assists during childbirth labor and provides support to the mother, her child and the family after childbirth.
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| 9 Dec 2017 | scion | 1. A detached shoot or twig of a plant used for grafting.
2. Hence, a descendant; an heir.
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| 8 Dec 2017 | posit | 1. To assume as real or conceded.
2. To propose as an explanation; to suggest.
3. To dispose or set firmly or fixedly.
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| 7 Dec 2017 | apothegm | A short, witty, and instructive saying.
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| 6 Dec 2017 | cogent | Having the power to compel conviction; appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing.
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| 5 Dec 2017 | munificent | Very liberal in giving or bestowing; very generous; lavish.
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| 4 Dec 2017 | alacrity | A cheerful or eager readiness or willingness, often manifested by brisk, lively action or promptness in response.
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| 3 Dec 2017 | salutary | 1. Producing or contributing to a beneficial effect; beneficial; advantageous.
2. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health.
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| 2 Dec 2017 | jovial | Merry; joyous; jolly; characterized by mirth or jollity.
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| 1 Dec 2017 | titivate | To smarten up; to spruce up.
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| 30 Nov 2017 | probity | Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness.
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| 29 Nov 2017 | canard | 1. An unfounded, false, or fabricated report or story.
2. A horizontal control and stabilizing surface mounted forward of the main wing of an aircraft.
3. An aircraft whose horizontal stabilizer is mounted forward of the main wing.
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| 28 Nov 2017 | imbue | 1. To tinge or dye deeply; to cause to absorb thoroughly; as, "clothes thoroughly imbued with black."
2. To instill profoundly; to cause to become impressed or penetrated.
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| 27 Nov 2017 | malaise | 1. A vague feeling of discomfort in the body, as at the onset of illness.
2. A general feeling of depression or unease.
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| 26 Nov 2017 | desideratum | Something desired or considered necessary.
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| 25 Nov 2017 | spoony | 1. Foolish; silly; excessively sentimental.
2. Foolishly or sentimentally in love.
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| 24 Nov 2017 | concupiscence | Strong desire, especially sexual desire; lust.
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| 23 Nov 2017 | eleemosynary | 1. Of or for charity; charitable; as, "an eleemosynary institution."
2. Given in charity; having the nature of alms; as, "eleemosynary assistance."
3. Supported by or dependent on charity; as, "the eleemosynary poor."
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| 22 Nov 2017 | stertorous | Characterized by a heavy snoring or gasping sound; hoarsely breathing.
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