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AGGRESS • \uh-GRESS\
v. to commit aggression: to act aggresively
Example sentence: Certain indicators, such as irritability, can indicate an animal's likelihood to aggress
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 25, 2002

B
BLITHESOME • \BLYTHE-sum\
adj. gay, merry
Example sentence: The celebration was a blithesome scene: men and women dancing to the lively tunes of an impromptu band, children running and playing, the air filled with joyous shouts and laughter.
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 25, 2002

C
CLOCHARD • \kloh-SHAR\
n. tramp, vagrant
Example sentence: "He lives on the Pont Neuf, the oldest and most beautiful bridge in Paris, which has become a secret home to clochard ... while closed for extensive repairs." (Vincent Canby, The New York Times, October 6, 1992)
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 18, 2002

CONGLOBATE • \kahn-GLOH-bayt or kun-GLOH-bayt\
v. to form into a round compact mass
Example sentence: Jack alternately conglobated and flattened the bit of clay as he talked.
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 18, 2002

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FRIGORIFIC • \frih-guh-RIH-fix\
adj. causing cold : chilling
Example sentence: Jamie shivered as she faced the frigorific blast of wind blowing off the lake.
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 18, 2002

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MÉLANGE • \may-LAHNZH or may-LAHNJ\
n. a mixture often of incongruous elements
Example sentence: Critics panned the new film as an awkward mélange of heavy drama, zany comedy, and overblown special effects.
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 11, 2002

MODICUM • \MAH-dih-kum or MOE-dih-kum\
n. a small portion
Example sentence: Anyone with a modicum of sense will pause to think before making a major decision..
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 25, 2002

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PERENNIAL • \puh-REH-nee-ul\
adj.1: present at all seasons of the year 2: continuing to live from year to year 3a: persistent, enduring b : continuing without interruption : constant, perpetual *c : regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent
Example sentence: The perennial problem of what to do with our pets while we were on vacation was solved for this year when Aunt Ruth volunteered to house-sit.
Source: http://www.webster.com *Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
January 11, 2002

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QLOM • \GLAHM\
v. *1: take, steal 2: seize, catch
Example sentence: "Nobody needs to glom my favorite hairbrush anymore," Liz told her three teenage daughters, "now that I've bought each of you one just like it." .
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 11, 2002

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SOTTO VOCE • \sah-toh-VOH-chee\
adv. or adj. 1 : under the breath : in an undertone; also " in a private manner *2 : very softly - used as a direction in music.
Example sentence: At the beginning of the piece, Jessel sang sotto voce, which made his loud, powerful ending all the more dramatic.
Source: http://www.webster.com
January 18, 2002

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

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