Monday, October 11, 2010

Vocab.!!

obsolete - adj. - no longer produced or used; out of date

paucity - n. - scarcity

Philistine - n. - a member of a non-Semitic people of southern Palestine in ancient times, who came into conflict with the Israelites during the 12th and 11th centuries BC; a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them

meticulous - adj. - showing great attention to detail

officious - adj. - intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice; interfering

peruse - v. - examine carefully or at length

mitigate - v. - make less severe, serious, or painful

perfidy - n. - deceitfulness; untrustworthiness

morose - adj. - sullen and ill-tempered

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