March 2007

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profligate: shamelessly immoral; also, recklessly wasteful. conflagration: a large and destructive fire. entreat: to ask for or request earnestly. sagacious: of keen penetration and judgment; wise. galumph: to move in a clumsy manner or with a heavy tread. indefatigable: untiring. collegial: characterized by or having authority vested equally among colleagues. malapropism: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound; also, an example of such misuse. coterminous: of equal extent or duration. effete: infertile; also, worn out; also, decadent, effeminate. nonplus: to confound; to perplex; to bewilder. trepidation: a state of dread or alarm; apprehension. cogitate: to think; to ponder. descry: to catch sight of; to detect. taciturn: not inclined to talk. appurtenance: an adjunct or accessory. specious: apparently right but not so in reality. limpid: clear; also, serene. adage: an old saying. empyrean: the highest heaven; the heavens; the sky. clerisy: the intelligentsia. perforce: by necessity. animadversion: harsh criticism or disapproval. dour: stern or unyielding or gloomy. expunge: to strike out or erase; to obliterate. autochthonous: indigenous; native. roborant: restoring strength or vigor; also, a restorative. presentiment: a premonition. excursus: a digression. undulant: resembling waves in form, motion, or occurrence. sedition: incitement of rebellion against lawful authority.