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Term Definition
HALCYON calm, peaceful
MICROCOSM an organism or organization regarded as the world in miniature
MANSE residence, esp. of a clergyman
ATAVISTIC having the characteristics of a remote ancestor or ancestral time
RISIBLE funny, causing laughter
VESTIGAL relating to a trace or sign of something that has passed away
TALISMAN an object bearing astrological influence; a good luck charm
PEDANTIC ostentatiously learned; narrowly academic and unimaginative
PLEBISCITE a vote by the people of an entire county or district on a proposal
THWARTED frustrated
MELLIFLUOUS sweetly flowing
URBANE suave
UNCTUOUS excessively suave or smug; characterized by moralistic fervor
HARBINGER something that foreshadows what is to come
SPURIOUS false, counterfeit
CEREBRAL intellectual, critical
CHANGELING a child secretly put in the place of another
inflammatory - inducing fire or emotionally abrasive INCENDIARY
ENMITY hatred
AVERSION an intense dislike or the object arousing hate
ANIMOSITY hatred; hostility
lightly jesting or mocking talk PERSIFLAGE
AMENITY a courtesy or civility
OPIATE a sedative; anything that soothes or dulls the mind
pitiable; deplorable RUEFUL
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Creator JRaso17
Created March 25, 2008
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JRaso17 : Changed RUEFUL → pitiable; deplorable to pitiable; deplorable → RUEFUL
JRaso17 : Changed PERSIFLAGE → lightly jesting or mocking talk to lightly jesting or mocking talk → PERSIFLAGE
JRaso17 : Changed INCENDIARY → inflammatory - inducing fire or emotionally abrasive to inflammatory - inducing fire or emotionally abrasive → INCENDIARY
JRaso17 : Changed MICROCOSM → an organism or organization regarded as the world in miniature to an organism or organization regarded as the world in miniature → MICROCOSM
JRaso17 : Changed an organism or organization regarded as the world in miniature → MICROCOSM to MICROCOSM → an organism or organization regarded as the world in miniature
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  1. MICROCOSM → an organism or organization regarded as the world in miniature - 7 misses
  2. ATAVISTIC → having the characteristics of a remote ancestor or ancestral time - 7 misses
  3. VESTIGAL → relating to a trace or sign of something that has passed away - 7 misses
  4. UNCTUOUS → excessively suave or smug; characterized by moralistic fervor - 6 misses
  5. SPURIOUS → false, counterfeit - 5 misses
  6. AVERSION → an intense dislike or the object arousing hate - 5 misses
  7. PLEBISCITE → a vote by the people of an entire county or district on a proposal - 4 misses