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Word of the Day-D-10
CAHS-Word of the Day-December, 2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull | lackluster |
| to feel intense dislike, disgust, or hatred for; abhor; detest | loathe |
| to come in rough contact while moving; push and shove | jostle |
| having a very bad reputation; notorious; scandalous; outrageous in disgrace or dishonor | infamous |
| in the first stage of existence; just beginning to exist or to come to notice | incipient |
| a person easily tricked or fooled; a person who functions as the tool of another person or power | dupe |
| failing to act carefully or considerately not attentive or observant; heedless | inadvertent |
| any short, stiff, prickly hair of an animal or plant | bristle |
| menacing; threatening | ominous |
| a ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time | cessation |
| to reject the validity or authority of | repudiate |
| trembling; quivering; palpitating | tremulous |