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Sorry, Jade. Here's a random selection from my inbox:
abjure \ab-JUR\, transitive verb:
1. To renounce under oath.
2. To renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to reject;
repudiate.
3. To abstain from; to shun.
adamant \AD-uh-muhnt\, adjective:
Not capable of being swayed by pleas, appeals, or reason; not
susceptible to persuasion; unyielding.
bonhomie \bah-nuh-MEE\, noun:
Good nature; pleasant and easy manner.
collude \kuh-LOOD\, intransitive verb:
To act in concert; to conspire; to plot.
condign \kuhn-DINE; KON-dine\, adjective:
Suitable to the fault or crime; deserved; adequate.
demagogue \DEM-uh-gog\, noun:
1. A leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals
to the emotions and prejudices of the populace.
2. A leader of the common people in ancient times.
depredation \dep-ruh-DAY-shun\, noun:
1. An act of plundering or despoiling; a raid.
2. [Plural] Destructive operations; ravages.
desuetude \DES-wih-tood, -tyood\, noun:
The cessation of use; discontinuance of practice or custom;
disuse.
dissolute \DIS-uh-loot\, adjective:
Loose in morals and conduct; marked by indulgence in sensual
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