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TermDefinition
amalgammixture
tawdrygaudy and cheap
disseminateto scatter widely
anchronisticin the wrong time period
bombasticgiven to pompous speech or writing
censureto issue official blame
indictto officially charge with wrongdoing
esotericunderstood only by a small group
expurgateto remove objectionable content
felicitousadmirably suited
mendaciouslying
impetusimpulse, stimulus
extolto praise highly
assimilateto make or become absorbed
incongruouslacking in harmony; incompatible
tenuoushaving little substance or strength
flippantdisrespectfully humorous or casual
sanguineoptimistic
gratuitousunnecessary
subterfugedeceptive strategem
extraneousirrelevant; inessential
extirpateto destroy
erraticinconstitent
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Creator ares
Created October 23, 2007
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  1. gratuitous unnecessary - 6 misses
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