6/29/2011 #2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 foist | to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion |
| pangram | a phrase, sentence, or verse composed of all the letters in the alphabet |
| pecksniffian | hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles; sancromonious |
| wiredrawn | finely spun; extremely intricate; minute; drawn out long and thin like a wire |
| cater-cousin | an intimate friend |
| lucubrate | to work, write, or study laboriously, escpecially at night; to write learnedly |
| umbra | a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light; a phantom or shadowy aparition, as of someone or something not physically present; ghost |
| kerf | cut, notch or groove; quantity of something cut at the same time; the act of cutting or carving |
| arroyo | a stream or brook; a small steep-sided gulch with nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains |
| cosher | conforming to dietary laws; to treat with special fondness |
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