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[Jennifer Smith]

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September 21, 2008


beneficence \buh-NEFF-i-suhns\, noun:
1. The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity.
2. A charitable gift or act.

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September 22, 2008


undulate \UN-juh-layt; UN-dyuh-\, intransitive:
To move in, or have, waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.

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September 23, 2008


scion \SY-uhn\, noun:
1. A detached shoot or twig of a plant used for grafting.
2. Hence, a descendant; an heir.

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September 24, 2008


numismatics \noo-miz-MAT-iks; -mis-; nyoo-\, noun:
the collection and study of money (and coins in particular).

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September 25, 2008


edify \ED-uh-fy\, transitive verb:
To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious knowledge; to teach.
--edifying, adjective

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September 26, 2008


melee \MAY-lay; may-LAY\, noun:
1. A fight or hand-to-hand struggle in which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass.
2. A confused conflict or mingling.

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September 27, 2008


capitulate \kuh-PICH-uh-layt\, intransitive verb:
To surrender under agreed conditions.

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September 28, 2008


panache \puh-NASH; -NAHSH\, noun:
1. Dash or flamboyance in manner or style.
2. A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers.

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September 29, 2008


verbiage \VUR-bee-ij\, noun:
1. An overabundance of words; wordiness.
2. Manner or style of expression; diction.

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September 30, 2008


fettle \FET-l\, noun:
A state or condition of fitness or order; state of mind; spirits -- often used in the phrase "in fine fettle."

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October 1, 2008


slugabed \SLUHG-uh-bed\, noun:
One who stays in bed until a late hour; a sluggard.

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October 2, 2008


donnybrook \DON-ee-brook\, noun:
1. A brawl; a free-for-all.
2. A heated quarrel or dispute.

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October 3, 2008


littoral \LIH-tuh-rul\, adjective:
1. Of, relating to, or on a coastal or shore region, especially a seashore.

noun:
1. A coastal region, especially the zone between the limits of high and low tides.

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October 4, 2008


volte-face \vawlt-FAHS; vawl-tuh-\, noun:
An about-face; a reversal, as in policy or opinion.