PsL Monthly 1999 June/PSL Volume 7 Number 6.iso/educa/win/lang_art/VOCTRN15.ZIP/JAN3WK.TX_/JAN3WK.TX

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Culpable [Adj] 1. Deserving blame.  "The culpability of the
government."  "Col. North's culpability"

Defray [V] 1. To pay the cost, expenses, etc.
"To defray the expense of building a new shop."

Pristine [Adj] 2.  Extremely pure, untouched, unspoiled.
"The pristine beaches."

Eschew [V] (es SHOE)
1. To shun, as something unworthy or injurious.
"Because of knee problems I had to eschew bike riding for a week."
"The church has eschewed public displays in this country."
To avoid.

Exploit [N]  1. To use meanly for one's own gain or advantage.
"To exploit workers." 2. To utilize for profitable ends.
"To exploit water power."
"A 1986 study proved they could profitably exploit the fact that..."

Arcane [Adj] (OUR Cane)
1. Secret; hidden. "The arcane rules of the IRS."
A mystery, clandestine.

Arid [Adj] 1. Without moisture: parched and barren.
"Arid miles of brushland."

Axiom [N] (AXE E um)
1. A principle, rule, or maxim with general acceptance.
Syn: Principle "Television axiom"  "The axioms of wisdom"

Ameliorate [V]  (a MEAL ya rate)
Syn" Improve. 1. To make better; to improve.
"Ameliorating conditions "  "The situation has ameliorated."
"This will ameliorate job losses."

Blithe [Adj] 1. Joyful, cheerful, glad, happy.  2. Without due
thought; casual, heedless.
"Merry "Americans remain blithely unconcerned about the problem."
"Acting in blithe ignorance of historic precedent."

Debunk [V] 1. To expose the sham, false pretensions of.
"Either verifying or debunking quotes..."
"To debunk the witch doctors."

Decorum [N] 1. Conformity to the requirements of good taste or
social acceptance.  Propriety in demeanor, dress, etc.
Syn: Decency, protocol.
"He encouraged reporters to maintain decorum."
"Strict in her notions of decorum."

Emaciate [V] (E MACE she ate)
1. To make abnormally lean; cause to lose flesh.
"She stretched forth her emaciated hand."

Extraordinarie [Adj] 1. More than ordinary.  Not of order or pattern.
Going beyond what is usual, common or customary.
"Traveler extraordinarie."  "Biker extraordinarie."

Futility [N]  (Fuel till ity)
1. Uselessness.  An abortive attempt or useless
gesture.  3. A lack of serious purpose.
"The futility or winning a match against him."
Futile-adj. Ineffective.

Heretofore [Adv] 1. Before now. Previously.
"It has been used heretofore as a variable."

Incipient [Adj] (IN SIP E nt)
1. Beginning or becoming apparent: commencing,
initial.  "The Incipient stage of fever."
"Incipient light of day."  "Incipient obesity."

Interspersed [V] 1. To scatter here and there among things.
Insert at intervals.  "Interspersed a book with pictures."

Luxuriate [V]  (Lux your rate)
1. To grow profusely.  Flourish, thrive,
proliferate and expand.
"The garden luxuriated from the many rains."
"To find enjoyment of tennis, I luxuriated in a huge slurpee."

Obtuse [Adj] (oB TUSE)
1. Lacking sensibility or perceptions.
Not being alert or aware.  Dense
"Too Obtuse to take a hint."  "A dull, obtuse person."
"Are you always this obtuse."

Postulate [V] (Poss to late)
1. To claim, demand or require.  Urgently beg for.
2. To assume the truth or reality of.
"I would postulate Len for permanent presidency."
N. 1. A self-evident truth.  2. A prerequisite.
3. A fundamental principle.
"It boils down to the proven postulate-hard work begets achievement."
"He postulates that..."  "Can you postulate that it's her coat?"

Palpable [Adj] (Palp able)
1. Capable of being touched or felt.  2. Readily
perceived; Obvious. 3. Perceptible by touching.
Syn" Evident, plain, clear, lucid, unquestionable.
"In Harvard, the devotion of making high grades is palpable."

Resurgence [N] 1. A rising again into life, activity, or prominence.
"A resurgence of religious feeling."  To rise again.
"Resurgence of inflation."

Stratagem [N] 1. A trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the
enemy.  A clever trick for gaining an advantage.
"The professor's stratagem for getting points quickly."

Triage [N] (Tree aage)
Sorting, sifting, to pick, to cull. 1. The process of
grading marketable produce. 2. The sorting of battle casualties in
collection stations at the front.  Before their evac. to hospitals.
"I'll need to triage the remnants before I develop my parts' list."
"Triage parts"  (noun of action)

Repatriate [V] (Ree PA Tree ate)
1. To send back to one's own country, or place of
citizenship.  "Just the way a foreign car manufacturer must
repatriate it's U.S. profits to keep building cars for the U.S.
market."  "Senthel is in danger of being repatriated to India if he
finds a replacement."

Expatriate [V] 1. To exile, to banish "The drug lords are limitless
in the ways they can expatriate that money."

Tabloid [N] 1. A newspaper consisting of 1/2 size sheets containing
sensational pictures, interviews, etc.
"I read the story about him in the tabloids."

Compatriot [N] 1. A fellow countryman. 2. Colleague.
"Our Southern Compatriots"

Infrastructure [N] 1. The underlying foundation.  The basic framework
(As of an organization or system) "Cma has a strong infrastructure."