Monthly Archives: September 2005

inveigle

to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk 2. to obtain by cajolery

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inveigh

to give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently

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farrago

an assortment or a medley; a conglomeration

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panjandrum

an important or self-important person

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frisson

a moment of intense excitement; a shudder

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fractious

1. inclined to make trouble; unruly 2. having a peevish nature; cranky

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pleonasm

1. The use of more words than are required to express an idea; redundancy 2. A superfluous word or phrase

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stochastic

1. of, relating to, or characterized by conjecture; conjectural 2. (in statistics) a. involving or containing a random variable or variables b. involving chance or probability

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scabrous

1. dealing with suggestive, indecent, or scandalous themes 2. rough to the touch b : covered with raised, roughened, or unwholesome patches 3. difficult, knotty (as in a scabrous problem)

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appurtenance

an incidental right (as a right-of-way) attached to a principal property right and passing in possession with it

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