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Limn
"to outline in sharp detail" or "to describe." It's a close relative of
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Acrimonious
means harsh or biting, especially in feeling or language. It comes from the Latin word for sharp, which also gives us acrid . |
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Frugal
"characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources," |
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Doppelganger
comes from a German word that translates as "double goer."
It originally meant "a ghostly counterpart of a living person." |
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Rancor's
Latin root is a verb that means "to be rancid" or "to stink."
Today, rancor means "bitter deep-seated ill will." |
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Opulent
comes from the Latin word meaning "power, wealth" and has come to mean "wealth" or "abundance" in English. |
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Seepage
is a quantity of fluid that has oozed through a small opening or porous material. |
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Cacophony
"harsh sound." It's rooted in the ancient Greek word
kakaphōnia, which comes from kak ("bad") + phōnia ("sound"). |
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furtive
means "done by stealth : surreptitious"; its roots go back to the Latin word for thief . |
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austerity
: "enforced or extreme economy."
The word's origins are - coincidentally - Greek; austerity comes from austēros, meaning "harsh" or "severe." |
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Inception
means "an act, process, or instance of beginning: commencement."
Inception comes from the Latin word that means "to begin. |
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sabreur
plural -s - (one that carries a saber)
- (one that fences with a saber)
French, from sabrer to strike with a saber (from sabre saber) + -eur -or |
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Gradgrind
one that is patently and usually as a matter of outspoken policy marked by a materialistic and philistine outlook |
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Post time 25-5-2017 05:26 PM
