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crgator Champion Author Florida Posts:8,621 Points:1,742,920 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 28, 2010 7:39:47 AM Ignore crgator Report Abuse obviate (transitive verb) [OB-vee-ayt'] 1. to avoid, bypass, or make unnecessary: "They saved enough money for their purchase and obviated the need to borrow."

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obviate

(transitive verb)
[OB-vee-ayt']

1. to avoid, bypass, or make unnecessary: "They saved enough money for their purchase and obviated the need to borrow."

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mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 23, 2013 9:53:53 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse ephemeral - Enduring a very short time, fugacious, passing, short-lived, transitory, transient . I decided to go skydiving in the hopes of recapturing the ephemeral joys of childhood for a moment.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 22, 2013 5:58:03 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse abdication - A formal resignation and renunciation of powers, stepping down . What is proposed to me would be, in fact, almost an abdication, and an abdication requires reflection. [Edited by: mister8tch at 5/22/2013 5:58:57 AM EST]
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 21, 2013 8:08:47 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse mercurial - Quick and changeable in temperament, quicksilver, erratic, fickle, volatile . Her mercurial nature made it difficult to gauge how she would react.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 19, 2013 8:16:57 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse tryst - An agreement, as between lovers, to meet at a certain time and place, assignation, rendezvous. . They tried to keep their weekly meetings a secret, but soon neighbors began to whisper about their tryst.
crgator Champion Author Florida Posts:8,621 Points:1,742,920 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 9:54:30 AM Ignore crgator Report Abuse Notoriety •\?no-t?-'ri-?-te\• noun : the state of being known for some unfavorable act or quality
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 18, 2013 6:13:16 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse cloistered - Of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows, conventual, monastic . . I am not cloistered away without a sense of the world, said the Monk. "It is from this solitude where I do make sense of it all."
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 17, 2013 5:07:17 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse maelstrom - A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence, whirlpool, vortex. . . Suddenly going down in a maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view, as if diving under the keel. [Edited by: mister8tch at 5/17/2013 5:08:09 AM EST]
tckayaker Veteran Author Michigan Posts:300 Points:132,970 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 11:30:32 PM Ignore tckayaker Report Abuse skiff.. a small boat.. typically used a coastal or river craft used for leisure or fishing with a one person or small crew...
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 16, 2013 6:56:08 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse insipid - Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty, flavorless, savorless, vapid, bland, flat , Their long conversation about the weather was so insipid that he wanted to leave the room at once.. [Edited by: mister8tch at 5/16/2013 6:57:38 PM EST]
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 14, 2013 5:49:41 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse trepidation - A state of alarm or dread, apprehension With trepidation, the children approached the haunted house.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 12:48:56 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse sedulous - Persevering and constant in effort or application, assiduous, diligent Her sedulous efforts to learn French eventually enabled her to become almost fluent.
63pioneer Champion Author Texas Posts:2,309 Points:58,330 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 13, 2013 8:01:38 AM Ignore 63pioneer Report Abuse politicians From the Latin: multiple blood sucking parasites: "The politicians are bleeding our country dry as we speak!"
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 12, 2013 5:41:08 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse termagant - A quarrelsome, scolding woman, shrew, virago His aunt was such a termagant that he looked forward to her visits with horror.
tckayaker Veteran Author Michigan Posts:300 Points:132,970 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 10:32:47 PM Ignore tckayaker Report Abuse usurp... to seize and hold by force or without right.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 11, 2013 6:18:25 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse itty-bitty-- very small, teensy-weensy. . . These itty-bitty computer processors are surprisingly powerful. [Edited by: mister8tch at 5/11/2013 6:19:56 AM EST]
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 10, 2013 6:00:03 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse TGIF!! carouse - To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking,revel, make merry, roister, riot, wassail. . . They were so happy to be finished with exams that they continued to carouse until morning, when the bartender finally asked them to leave. [Edited by: mister8tch at 5/10/2013 6:01:03 AM EST]
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 7:05:04 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse blandishment - Flattery intended to persuade, cajolery, palaver, wheedling. . . Not even his daughter's blandishments could persuade him to submit to her whims. [Edited by: mister8tch at 5/9/2013 7:07:46 PM EST]
crgator Champion Author Florida Posts:8,621 Points:1,742,920 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2013 7:23:25 AM Ignore crgator Report Abuse whangdoodle \ HWANG-dood-l, WANG- \ , noun; 1. a fanciful creature of undefined nature. Quotes: A whangdoodle would eat ten Oompa-Loompas for breakfast and come galloping back for a second helping. -- Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , 1964 ...he told her she was the most beautiful horse he'd ever seen but he wouldn't care if she were the ugliest whangdoodle in all creation, he'd still love her... -- Robert Coover, Ghost Town , 1998 Origin: Whangdoodle is a neologism from the 1850s. It is most likely a nonsense formation.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 2:29:52 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse foible - A minor weakness or failing of character, idiosyncrasy, mannerismMy foible was patriotism; I was ruined by the baneful habit of trying to serve my country.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 7, 2013 2:29:23 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse Thank you..you will get there...
sks1586 All-Star Author New Jersey Posts:590 Points:50,385 Joined:Mar 2013	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 7:30:04 PM Ignore sks1586 Report Abuse mister8tch - Your posts are non-obviate (Unavoidable) You represent perfection in your expression. UNFORTUNATELY you are a Champion & Me a one+month old Newbie. [Edited by: sks1586 at 5/6/2013 7:34:51 PM EST]
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 6, 2013 6:52:43 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse sere - Withered; dry, dried-up, shrivelled, sear, withered The desert was edged with sere vegetation.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2013 6:34:02 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse flummox - To confuse; perplex, baffle, bewilder, nonplus, puzzle The game was designed to flummox its players, presenting them with a series of complex riddles.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 1, 2013 5:57:11 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse fatuous - Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish, asinine, inane, vacuous, mindless He made these fatuous pronouncements with such conviction that no one dared to contradict him.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2013 5:50:33 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse descry - To catch sight of (something difficult to discern), espy, spot, spy Often he withdrew his eyes, timidly looking among the crowd, for he dreaded to descry there the face of the pretty French girl.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2013 10:53:37 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse squalor - A filthy and wretched condition or quality, sordidness, squalidness The squalor in which the refugees lived alarmed the aid workers, who knew they had to work quickly to improve these conditions.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 28, 2013 8:29:26 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse pedantic - Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules, donnish, academic He is never pedantic, and, for all his close adherence to broad principles, he is ready to admit that no two ships can be treated exactly alike.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 27, 2013 8:12:48 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse chagrin - A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event, mortification, humiliation Much to my chagrin, I did not win the highly-publicized contest.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 26, 2013 7:58:38 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse salient - Strikingly conspicuous; prominent, prominent, outstanding, striking, spectacular Her speech was somewhat dull, but there was one salient point in her argument that was met with a round of applause.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 25, 2013 7:52:47 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse amity--friendship, understanding, accord, peace, harmony, goodwill, fellowship. Over the past two decades the countries have lived in amity.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 24, 2013 5:29:12 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse paucity - Smallness of number; fewness, dearth, scarcity Despite the paucity of natural resources, the country was able to develop its industry.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 21, 2013 11:41:06 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse prolix - Tediously prolonged; tending to speak or write at excessive length, voluble, wordy She was engaged in editing a prolix manuscript, trying to cut the length by at least a third.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 7:10:15 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse gambit--A maneuver, stratagem, or ploy, especially one used at an initial stage. They said the plan was no more than a clever political gambit.
crgator Champion Author Florida Posts:8,621 Points:1,742,920 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 20, 2013 12:16:34 AM Ignore crgator Report Abuse xenophobia\zen-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ noun: fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2013 11:19:16 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse augury - Divination; a sign of something coming, omen, portent He did not draw from the general's conciseness a favorable augury of the result of his mission.
crgator Champion Author Florida Posts:8,621 Points:1,742,920 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Apr 17, 2013 6:04:41 AM Ignore crgator Report Abuse bandbox \ BAND-boks \ , noun; 1. an area or structure that is smaller in dimensions or size than the standard: It's easy to hit home runs out of this bandbox. 2. a lightweight box of pasteboard, thin wood, etc., for holding a hat, clerical collars, or other articles of apparel.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 16, 2013 5:36:59 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse banal - Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite, commonplace, trivial The melodrama was quite cliché, and, by now, completely banal.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 13, 2013 7:58:53 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse gauche - Lacking social polish; tactless, unpolished, graceless Feeling that his question was somewhat gauche, he smiled angrily.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 12, 2013 5:24:34 AM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse iota - A very small amount; a bit, scintilla, shred, smidgeon, whit There was not an iota of truth to that tale.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,885 Points:160,905 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 9:45:51 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse Vituperate l like that one.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 12:30:21 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse vilify - To make vicious and defamatory statements about, revile, vituperate, rail The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,885 Points:160,905 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 10, 2013 10:20:08 AM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse avuncular: having to do with an uncle: as in tolerance. Everyone likes an avuncular guy..
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 9, 2013 12:58:14 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse chicanery - Deception by trickery or sophistry,wile, deception, trickery, guile. Everyone knew that she had earned her position through hard work rather than deceit or chicanery.
chocolateflash Champion Author San Diego Posts:14,704 Points:2,687,545 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 9:40:41 PM Ignore chocolateflash Report Abuse TRIPE. COW'S STOMACH USED IN PREPARATION OF HAGGIS, AMONG OTHER THINGS. (2)MOST STUFF ON THE FORUM, USELESS WASTES OF TIME.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,885 Points:160,905 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 9:37:12 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse pernicious: having a harmful effect, usually in a slow or subtle way. "Her jealousy was pernicious."
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 7, 2013 2:19:43 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse debacle - A sudden, disastrous collapse, downfall, or defeat, fiasco, rout, trouncing The team had had high hopes before the debacle of their final game, in which they did not manage to score any points.
thorman52 Veteran Author South Bend Posts:388 Points:40,050 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Apr 5, 2013 12:20:21 PM Ignore thorman52 Report Abuse ANTITHESIS Definition: a: (1) the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences (as in “action, not words” or “they promised freedom and provided slavery”) (2) opposition, contrast <the antithesis of prose and verse> b: (1) the second of two opposing words, clauses, or sentences that are being rhetorically contrasted (2) the direct opposite <her temperament is the very antithesis of mine> [Edited by: thorman52 at 4/5/2013 12:21:38 PM EST]
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,885 Points:160,905 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 4, 2013 9:48:18 PM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse inculcated: to instill by persistent instruction. "I think service is honorable, and that was always inculcated in me" Rachael Maddow.
mister8tch Champion Author Richmond Posts:8,067 Points:559,370 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 3, 2013 2:04:03 PM Ignore mister8tch Report Abuse jejune - Not interesting; dull, insipid The jejune novel was full of trite phrases and dull banter that went on for pages at a time, but I felt compelled to read it from cover to cover.
trugasCA Champion Author California Posts:3,885 Points:160,905 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Apr 2, 2013 10:59:45 AM Ignore trugasCA Report Abuse viscerally: characterized by proceeding from instinct rather than intellect. "The man reacted viscerally to the sight of a gun"