Dictionary.com 02/2013

Question 1

mainour

[MEY-ner]

Answer 1

n. a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief

Question 2

lollapalooza

[lol-uh-puh-LOO-zuh]

Answer 2

n. an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance

Question 3

kinchin

[kin-chin]

Answer 3

n. a child

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Jacobin

[JAK-uh-bin]

Answer 4

n. an extreme radical, especially in politics

Question 5

irrefrangible

[ir-i-FRAN-juh-buhl]

Answer 5

adj. Not to be broken or violated; inviolable

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hent

[hent]

Answer 6

v. to seize

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gastronomy

[ga-STRON-uh-mee]

Answer 7

n. the art or science of good-eating

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nuque

[nook, nyook]

Answer 8

n. the back of the neck

Question 9

obnubilate

[ob-NOO-buh-leyt]

Answer 9

v. to cloud over; becloud, obscure

Question 10

feuilleton

[FOI-i-tn]

Answer 10

n. a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.

Question 11

epexegesis

[ep-ek-si-JEE-sis]

Answer 11

n. the addition of a word or words to explain a preceding word or sentence

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dyslogistic

[dis-luh-JIS-tik]

Answer 12

adj. conveying disapproval or censure; not complimentary or eulogistic

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counterfactual

[koun-ter-FAK-choo-uhl]

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n. a conditional statement, the first clause of which expresses something contrary to fact, as “If I had known.”

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boustrophedon

[boo-struh-FEED-n]

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n. an ancient method of writing in which the lines run alternately from right to left and from left to right

Question 15

atavistic

[at-uh-VIS-tik]

Answer 15

adj. reverting to or suggesting the characteristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type

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paraph

[PAR-uhf]

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n. a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery

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tensile

[TEN-suhl]

Answer 17

adj. capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile

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satrap

[SEY-trap]

Answer 18

n. a subordinate ruler, often a despotic one

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recant

[ri-KANT]

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v. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally

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quittance

[KWIT-ns]

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v. recompense or requital

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zephyrean

[zef-uh-REE-uhn]

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adj. full of or containing light breezes

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yare

[yair]

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adj. quick; agile; lively

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xeric

[ZEER-ik]

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adj. adapted to a dry environment

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whipsaw

[HWIP-saw]

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v. to subject to two opposing forces at the same time

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varia

[VAIR-ee-uh]

Answer 25

n. miscellaneous items, especially a miscellany of literary works

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umber

[UHM-ber]

Answer 26

n. shade; shadow

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ziggurat

[ZIG-oo-rat]

Answer 27

n. a temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower

Question 28

zakuska

[zuh-KOOS-kuh]

Answer 28

n. an hors d’oeuvre