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Write a word. Please include definition but you can still play if you don't include definition....

PS: I am studying for an exam and need to learn some big words. This is where I am getting my words from ----> http://www.studystac...lashcard-127238

Iconoclast

1) a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.

2) a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.

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Sagacity: Intelligence and wisdom

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Emollient - Something that softens the skin.

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Misanthrope - Person that hates mankind.

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Pusillanimous - Cowardly

Peccadillo - A small misdeed

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Serendipity - the facility for making fortuitous discoveries while looking for something else

Fortuitous - happening by accident or chance rather than by design.

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Expeditious - done with speed and efficiency

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Refractory - Difficult to work with; unmanageable

Ephemeral - Very brief in duration; Usually only one day

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thermophile - a microorganism that lives in an extremely hot enviroment

thermopile - a device that converts thermal energy into electrical energy

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Is

And it depends on what the meaning of the word is is.

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Alacrity. - Noun. - Brisk and cheerful readiness.

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Gastropub - a pub, bar, or tavern that offers meals of high quality

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gastropub

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etymology - the study of words and word origins

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euphemism - the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also: the expression so substituted

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Meritorious - deserving praise, reward, esteem; having merit

Edited August 16, 2012 by Kathryn41