apostle

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apostle

• noun
• follower
• A pioneer of moral reform
• strong supporter
• In The Last Supper, Da Vinci portrays the last
  meal of Jesus with his apostles.

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ballast

• noun
• weights carried by planes or ships to provide
  steadiness
• balance
• The crew added more ballast to balance the jet
  during turbulence.

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cavalier

• noun
• offhand
• haughty
• disdainful
• Marie Antoinette didnt really make the cavalier
  statement, Let them eat cake, to the peasants
  who said they had no bread.

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dearth

• scarcity
• famine
• Unfortunately theres not a dearth of pop music.

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DORMANT

• adjective
• sleeping
• On an inactive state
• Ashley was dormant after the New Years party.

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EVINCE

• Verb
• Show
• Make plain
• Often, jadedness is evinced on rock stars faces
  after long events.

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fracas

• Noun
• Noisy dispute
• Ryan Shuck has been known to have a fracas with
  impersonators.

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hedonism

• noun
• philosophy based on idea that the purpose of life
  is seeking pleasure.
• In accordance with my new hedonism, I scheduled
  massage sessions every day of the week.

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inculcate

• verb
• fix firmly in the mind (of another)
• teach
• Kindergarten teachers have to inculcate good
  study habits into their students for them to
  remember.

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juxtaposition

• Verb
• Placement side by side
• The photographer made sure Dana and Dan were in
  perfect juxtaposition for the photo.

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masticate

• - verb
• - chew or grind
• - A sudden noise made via masticate her tongue
  while she was sticking it out.

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nondescript

• adjective
• belonging to no particular class or kind
• not easily described
• Jane thought she was just another nondescript
  face in the crowd.

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paradox

• noun
• apparent contradiction which may, nevertheless,
  be true
• The paradox that standing is more tiring than
  walking bothered mark.

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precarious

• Uncertain unsecure
• dangerous
• Although Steve
• Irwin looks comfortable,
• holding an alligator is a precarious
  situation.

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raiment

• noun
• clothing
• garments
• Paige has added outlandish raiment to his onstage
  wardrobe.

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rudimentary

• adjective
• pertaining to the first principles or earliest
  forms
• elementary
• undeveloped
• Caterpillars are the rudimentary stage of a
  butterfly.

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SKULK

• verb
• lie in hiding
• Slink
• Don't skulk outside the door like a spy!

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tacit

• adjective
• unspoken
• silent
• implied without being expressed
• Your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.

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unconscionable

• adjective
• not justified
• unscrupulous
• The woman could not control her unconscionable
  spending even when her children went hungry.

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wryly

• adjective
• In a way that expresses bitterness
• Disgust, ironically
• The girl scared away the little children by
  looking at them wryly.