N/ moderation, discretion, prudence

N/ 1.rightness of principle or conduct;moral virtue 2.correctnessSyn: integrity, probity

adj/ 1. using wise sayings or proverbs 2. using pompous language"Ben Franklin was a sententious writer."

N/ 1. a large merchant ship, esp. one with a rich cargo 2. a fleet of such ships 3. an opulent supply "An argosy of adventure lure."

N/ 1. a motley assortment of things 2. a jumble; a hodgepodge 3. farrago "A gallimaufry of doubts, fears, hopes and wishes."

adj/ 1. of or relating to play; characterized by play; playful"She woke in a ludic mood."

adj/ 1.transparently clear Syn: limpid, lucid, pellucid, perspicuous 2. convincing; cogent"A luculent oration

v/ 1.to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information. 2. to beat around the bush, tergiversate, prevaricate

adj/ 1. occuring or returning daily: as a quotidian fever. 2. of an everday character; ordinary; commonplace;mundane

N/ 1.(philosophy) the theory that only the self exist, or can be proven to exist. 2. extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires etc.; egotistic self-absorbtion

N/ 1. a minor blunder in speech 2. a breach of good manners or etiquette 3. any inconsistancy, mistake or impropriety; misprision"It is a pardonable solecism."

N/ a ruler or managerThe gerent not only made policy but was strict in making his employees follow them."

V/ 1. to show clearly, make evident or manifest; prove 2. to reveal the possesion of. "It is in matters beyond the limits of mere rule that the skill of the ananlyst is evinced."

adj/ 1. intricate; complex or involved. 2. curled or curved inward or spirally "The possible moves being not only manifold but involute, the chanced of such oversights are multiplied."

adj/ hard to understand, recondite; esoteric; "abstruse theories" "abstruse women in my life"

adj/ Tawny; dull yellow with a mixture of gray and brown.

v/ to abstain or keep away from: shun; avoid. "to eschew evil" "Some take apparently unaccountable delight in whist, while eschewing chess as frivolous."

n/ phonograph Origin 1887 a trademark.

N/ 1. weasellike mammal 2. the color black, often being one of the heraldic colors.adj/ 1. of the heraldic color 2. very dark

N/ a psychological theory of analytical method based on the belief that cerain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.

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Question	Answer
Sophrosyne	N/ moderation, discretion, prudence
Rectitude	N/ 1.rightness of principle or conduct;moral virtue 2.correctnessSyn: integrity, probity
Sententious	adj/ 1. using wise sayings or proverbs 2. using pompous language"Ben Franklin was a sententious writer."
Argosy	N/ 1. a large merchant ship, esp. one with a rich cargo 2. a fleet of such ships 3. an opulent supply "An argosy of adventure lure."
Gallimaufry	N/ 1. a motley assortment of things 2. a jumble; a hodgepodge 3. farrago "A gallimaufry of doubts, fears, hopes and wishes."
Ludic	adj/ 1. of or relating to play; characterized by play; playful"She woke in a ludic mood."
Luculent	adj/ 1.transparently clear Syn: limpid, lucid, pellucid, perspicuous 2. convincing; cogent"A luculent oration
Palter	v/ 1.to be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information. 2. to beat around the bush, tergiversate, prevaricate
Quotidian	adj/ 1. occuring or returning daily: as a quotidian fever. 2. of an everday character; ordinary; commonplace;mundane
Solipsism	N/ 1.(philosophy) the theory that only the self exist, or can be proven to exist. 2. extreme preoccupation with and indulgence of one's feelings, desires etc.; egotistic self-absorbtion
Solecism	N/ 1. a minor blunder in speech 2. a breach of good manners or etiquette 3. any inconsistancy, mistake or impropriety; misprision"It is a pardonable solecism."
Gerent	N/ a ruler or managerThe gerent not only made policy but was strict in making his employees follow them."
Evince	V/ 1. to show clearly, make evident or manifest; prove 2. to reveal the possesion of. "It is in matters beyond the limits of mere rule that the skill of the ananlyst is evinced."
Involute	adj/ 1. intricate; complex or involved. 2. curled or curved inward or spirally "The possible moves being not only manifold but involute, the chanced of such oversights are multiplied."
Abstruse	adj/ hard to understand, recondite; esoteric; "abstruse theories" "abstruse women in my life"
Fulvous	adj/ Tawny; dull yellow with a mixture of gray and brown.
Eschew	v/ to abstain or keep away from: shun; avoid. "to eschew evil" "Some take apparently unaccountable delight in whist, while eschewing chess as frivolous."
Gramophone	n/ phonograph Origin 1887 a trademark.
Sable	N/ 1. weasellike mammal 2. the color black, often being one of the heraldic colors.adj/ 1. of the heraldic color 2. very dark
Phrenology	N/ a psychological theory of analytical method based on the belief that cerain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.

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