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asportate (V.) AS'-POR-TAYT
To carry away someone else's property
In high school, Anthony was known to asportate a street sign or two.
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| laconic | 7/16/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
| (adj.) LUH-KON'-IK - brief, terse | ||
| Frank’s laconic replies usually coincided with Monday mornings. | ||
| osculate | 7/15/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
| (V.) OS'-KYUH-LEYT - to kiss | ||
| The coworkers osculated at the company party after a few too many adult beverages. | ||
| incondite | 7/14/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
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| The children's incondite sentences were charming yet strangely insightful. | ||
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| (N.) FI-LAT'-L-EE - stamp collecting | ||
| Phil loves philately so much he got a job at the post office. | ||
| detritus | 7/12/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
| (N.) DIH-TRAHY'-TUHS - disintegrated or eroded material | ||
| He eagerly dug through the detritus of older civilizations. | ||
| emollient | 7/9/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
| (ADJ.) I-MOL'-YAHNT - having the power of softening | ||
| Emmy made her own emollient cream using lavender and rosemary oils. | ||
| immolate | 7/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
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| Erin immolated her salary so she wouldn't have to lay anyone off. | ||
| venter | 7/7/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
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| Dolly's venter, filled with Ding Dongs and Ring Dings, was so big it made people think she was pregnant. | ||
| banausic | 7/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
| (ADJ.) BA-NAW'-ZIK - of a workplace, utilitarian, dull | ||
| After years of banausic assembly-line work, Shawn found an exciting job at a media company. | ||
| nobble | 7/5/2010 12:00:00 AM | |
| (V.) NAW'-BUL - to steal or cheat | ||
| Security caught the poker player trying to nobble. | ||
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