Category : Science and Education
Archive   : POLYGLOT.ZIP
Filename : POLY002.DIC

 
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pendent
hanging, supported from above

umbrage
offense, resentment

portend
warn, foretell

mausoleum
tomb, a magnificient tomb

vivacious
full of life, lively, spirited

volatile
quickly evaporating; light-hearted; changeable

gist
main point of a question

attrition
process of rubbing or wearing down

panacea
a cure-all, supposed remedy

urbane
courteous, polished

berserk
frenzied, enraged

precedent
something that went before so as to serve as an example for a subsequent
act
herbivorious
grass eating, living on plants

unbridled
unrestrained, violent, not held in

ablution
a washing or cleaning

ruction
quarrel, rough and tumble fight

vacillating
fluctuating, wavering, changing around

perjury
false swearing, violation of an oath

abeyance
held in waiting, pending, suspension

renegade
one who deserts, a turncoat, traitor

virus
germ, usually one that causes disease

atypical
unrepresentative, not typical

vitriolic
caustic, bitter, cutting

unctuous
oily, suave, persuasive

paltry
worthless, trashy, contemptible

vagaries
caprices, eccentric actions

proselytize
to seek to convert, win over to your own opinion

protocal
ceremonial form, established courtesies

berated
scolded, rebuked

glean
to collect grain left by reapers; to collect facts, etc. gradually
or bit by bit
pedagogue
teacher, school master

pedantic
making a show of learning, being formal or precise

visage
the face, with reference to the form and proportions of the features or
to the expression; countenance; appearance; aspect
votaries
devoted followers, students, worshippers

vantage
favorable spot or condition, advantage

platitude
a dull, insipid common place utterance, triteness

reprobate
scoundrel, corrupt, morally abandoned

ponderous
heavy, of great weight, dull

ruddy
a healthy reddish color, reddish

abjured
swore off, renounced, disavowed

gnarled
twisted or contorted

unremitting
never submitting, forgiving, surrendering, incessant

reprercussion
a reaction from something done or said, opposition

vitiated
contaminated, spoiled, corrupted

gnome
a small being in fable or story

astute
shrewed, wily, sagacious

undulation
rising and falling as if on waves

protagonist
follower, an active participant or leader

abnegation
denial, refraining from indulgance, give up

prosecute
to pursue in accordance with the law, to sue

eader

abnegation
denial, refraining from indulgance, give up


  3 Responses to “Category : Science and Education
Archive   : POLYGLOT.ZIP
Filename : POLY002.DIC

  1. Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!

  2. This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.

  3. But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/