VOCABULARY Jan-May 2008
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
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abject acrimonious acumen affinity alacrity ambiance affinity aplomb apostate assiduous auspices balderdash bourgeois brogue |
callow carnet chicanery circumscribe colloquy conjecture |
denigrate diffident dilettante draconian efficacy enigma erudite expatriate facetious favela |
hackneyed hegemony hebetude imbroglio impeccable impetuous incognito incognizant indigenous indolent innocuous insidious insouciant loquacious meticulous mitigate nihilism obsequious ostensible ostentatious |
palpable parsimony peccadillo pejorative perfunctory peroration persiflage pique philander portent precocious prevaricate promulgate putative |
recalcitrant reparation reprobate reticent |
salient sagacity salutary sanguine scurfy serendipity sophistry succinct surreptitious synchronicity trepidation truncate |
vicariously vindictive |