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Abash

To make ashamed; to embarrass
Cacophony

Harsh-sounding of words, voices, or sounds
Daunt

To make fearful; to intimidate
Ebullient

Boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant
Garrulous

Talkative; Chatty
Hackneyed

Overused; trite; stale
Judicious

Exercising sound judgement
Bane

Poison; torment; cause of harm
Cadence

Rhythm; the rise and fall of sounds
Dearth

Lack; scarcity
Eccentric

Not conventional; a little kooky; irregular
Facetious

Humorous; not serious; clumsily humorous
Gesticulate

To make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking
Hapless

Unlucky
Bastion

Stronghold; fortress; fortified place
Cajole

To persuade someone to do something he or she doesn't want to do
Capitulate

To surrender; to give up or give in
Eclectic

Choosing the best from many sources; drawn from many sources
Glut

Surplus; overabundance
Harbinger

A forerunner; a signal of
Idiosyncrasy

A peculiarity; an eccentricity
Aberration

Something not typical; a deviation from the standard
Beget

To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause
Callow

Immature
Debauchery

Wild living; excessive intemperance

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2010-06-24T03:43:08Z

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