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Duplicitous

7 April 2006

adj. Given to or marked by deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech.

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Sublimate

4 April 2006

v.tr. To cause (a solid or gas) to change state without becoming a liquid. To divert the energy associated with (an unacceptable impulse or drive) into a personally and socially acceptable activity.

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Allele

23 March 2006

Television crime shows throw this word around all the time. From the context, you can guess the general meaning. I took a closer look and found this from Wikipedia: An allele is any one of a number of viable DNA codings of the same gene (sometimes the term refers to a non-gene sequence) occupying a [...]

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Scintilla

15 March 2006

n. A minute amount; an iota or trace. A spark; a flash.

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Exculpate

8 March 2006

tr.v. To clear of guilt or blame.

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Vitriol

28 February 2006

n. Bitterly abusive feeling or expression.

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Appellation

15 February 2006

n. A name, title, or designation. The act of naming.

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Arachibutyrophobia

30 January 2006

n. The fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth

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Peccadillo

11 January 2006

n: a petty misdeed synonym: indiscretion

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Inimitable

9 November 2005

adj. Defying imitation; matchless.

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