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Saturday, March 06th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals. 2. Capricious; impulsive; unpredictable. Dictionary.com
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Saturday, March 06th, 2010 | Author: markross
verb 1. To behave in an offensively condescending manner toward: a professor who patronizes his students. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, February 28th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness, etc.: They resented his sanctimonious comments on immorality in America. 2. Holy; sacred. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; also, an instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing. 2. The quality or state of being twofold or double. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, February 21st, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010 | Author: markross
verb 1. To mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies. Dictionary.com
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Sunday, February 14th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Roundabout; not direct: a circuitous route; a circuitous argument. Dictionary.com
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful. 2. Evil; harmful; injurious: a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others. Dictionary.com
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Tuesday, February 09th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The act of approving; formal or official approval. 2. Praise; commendation. Dictionary.com
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Tuesday, February 09th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit. Dictionary.com
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Tuesday, February 09th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Inanely foolish and unintelligent; stupid. 2. Illusory; delusive. Dictionary.com
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Tuesday, February 09th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Manifesting or expressing care or concern. 2. Full of anxiety or concern; apprehensive. 3. Extremely careful; meticulous. 4. Full of desire; eager. Dictionary.com
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Tuesday, February 09th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint. Dictionary.com
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Friday, February 05th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Apt to change suddenly; whimsical; changeable. Dictionary.com
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Friday, February 05th, 2010 | Author: markross
verb 1. To act in concert; to conspire; to plot. Dictionary.com
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Friday, February 05th, 2010 | Author: markross
verb 1. To persuade with flattery, repeated appeals, or soothing words; to coax. Dictionary.com
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Friday, February 05th, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another; alternation; mutual succession; interchange. 2. Irregular change; revolution; mutation. 3. A change in condition or fortune; an instance of mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another). Dictionary.com
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Friday, February 05th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Being of striking appropriateness and relevance; very applicable; apt Dictionary.com
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Thursday, February 04th, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Relating to money; monetary. 2. Consisting of money. 3. Requiring payment of money. Dictionary.com
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Monday, February 01st, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The word by which a particular person or thing is called and known; name; title; designation. 2. The act of naming. Dictonary.com
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Monday, February 01st, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. The great world or universe; the universe considered as a whole (opposed to microcosm). 2. The total or entire complex structure of something: the macrocosm of war. 3. A representation of a smaller unit or entity by a larger one, presumably of a similar structure. Dictonary.com
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Monday, February 01st, 2010 | Author: markross
noun 1. A state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation. 2. The future state of the wicked. 3. Utter destruction or ruin. Dictonary.com
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Monday, February 01st, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked; scandalous; — said of acts, crimes, etc. 2. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; — said of persons. 3. Characterized by enormous crimes or scandalous vices; as, “flagitious times.” Dictonary.com
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Monday, February 01st, 2010 | Author: markross
adjective 1. Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever. 2. Of an everyday character; ordinary; commonplace. Dictonary.com
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