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Term Definition
braggart n: person who brags
burnish v: to polish
captious adj: marked by tendency to point out trivial faults
consternation n: intense state of fear
doleful adj:sad
espy v: to catch sight of
galvanize v: to shock
hypocrite n: one who puts on false appearance
illusory adj: producing illusion
malevolent adj: wishing to harm others
pare v: to trim off excess
reprove v: to criticize or correct
sinecure n: well paying job that requires little work
spartan adj: highly self-discliplined
virulent adj: extremely poisionous, hateful

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Created November 29, 2007
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