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bedraggle
make wet and dirty, as from rain
convalesce
recuperate: get over an illness or shock
curt
brusque: marked by rude or peremptory shortness
elegy
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
euthanasia
he act of killing someone painlessly
fitful
intermittently stopping and starting
kismet
fate
lecherous
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity
limber
readily adaptable
masochist
likes pain
fulminate
to burst or explode violently
megalomania
a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur
invidious
discriminatory: containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice
missive
letter: a written message addressed to a person or organization
vertigo
dizziness: a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
modicum
in moderate amount
non sequitur
not coherant
ornery
cantankerous: having a difficult and contrary disposition
pare
decrease gradually or bit by bit
plaintive
mournful or sorrow
plucky
couragious
proxy
a person authorized to act for another
pseudonym
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social
role
purloin
to steal
rankle
eat into: gnaw into; make resentful or angry
rapt
ecstatic: feeling great rapture or delight
remission
an abatement in intensity or degree
repose
to rest
savant
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
sequester
requisition forcibly
tout
praise
vicarious
experienced at secondhand
wanton
waste time
yen
yearning for something or to do something
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Card Set
NEW VOCAB part 1
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Updated
2010-08-19T15:27:41Z
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