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Old 04-24-2008, 11:02 PM   #16
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euphemism (n) a different, usually nicer, way of saying something harsh.

condolatory (adj) sympathetic.
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:10 PM   #17
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languid (adj) indolent; lacking in vigor.
motley (adj) heterogeneous
finagle (v) trick/cheat (someone) / beguile
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:27 PM   #18
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aah - i see that this thread has burgeoned considerably, thanks to the tenacity of jumngo's flourishing vocabulary.
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Old 04-24-2008, 11:53 PM   #19
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Lol, I believe you jumpngo.

But it's a chagrin that we three are the only ones on this thread.
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Old 04-25-2008, 06:29 AM   #20
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D'Yu, was that a caustic remark? If so RAWR at you. If not, thanks for your amiable / affable comment.

and No chagrin, Feed. We're just getting the benefits of practicing.
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Old 04-25-2008, 02:07 PM   #21
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These are probably the most turgid posts I have ever seen.
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Old 04-25-2008, 02:08 PM   #22
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hey! i know all these words! yipee!
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Old 04-25-2008, 04:25 PM   #23
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hey thanks for your comment somni, but you're freaking turgid, you over-inflated, obese "junior member with 169 posts"

*had to use it in context, no hard feelings; i didn't know the word, but now I do =]*
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Old 04-25-2008, 05:50 PM   #24
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hey! i know all these words! yipee!
Darn you! I don't know 1 or 2 of them.

Narcissa - 1
Me - 0

*shwarzenegger (spelling?) voice* I'll be back!

*Grabs vocab book*
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Old 04-25-2008, 07:15 PM   #25
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Wow it seems ETS is pedantic based on their strict code of following their book rules.

Pedantic - overly concerned with rules.
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Old 04-25-2008, 10:47 PM   #26
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what does ETS stand for.
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Old 04-26-2008, 04:13 PM   #27
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A little fact about me:

I uphold my morals but turn to chicanery only on special occasions.
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Old 04-26-2008, 05:08 PM   #28
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Don't deprecate me for my occasional surrepitious ways or I will disparage you and your turgid thing you call your ego.

(emotion/vehemency is a great source of power )
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Old 04-27-2008, 02:51 PM   #29
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Well I took the liberty of creating a wordlist of all the words you mentioned here. Give testmojo: wordlist: Sat Prep Discussion a try. If you want to make corrections/additions to the list, simply login with email: sat@prep.com and password: satprep.
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Old 04-28-2008, 10:40 PM   #30
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virile adj: manly; exhibiting MANLINESS. Like me. Sometimes.
heedless adj: without care; careless; thoughtless
callow adj: scrub; noob; tyro; neophyte; scrub; charlatan
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