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temporize

to act to suit the time or occasion
The legislature was accused of temporizing while the budget deficit continued to worsen
by Your Grim Reaper June 25, 2003
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vinaceous

of the color wine
At the art museum, we saw a portrait of Mary II wearing a magnificent vinaceous dress befitting her royal splendor
by Your Grim Reaper June 25, 2003
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insouciance

lighthearted unconcern
Amanda sauntered casually into the meeting room with an air of insouciance; if she was worried at all about her presentation, she certainly didn't show it
by Your Grim Reaper June 25, 2003
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Beltane

Aunt Kat vividly described the huge bonfires and colorful rituals she had witnessed at the Beltane festival in Edinburgh as a girl.
by Your Grim Reaper June 24, 2003
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kismet

It was at this point in his career that kismet arranged his meeting with the young man who one day was to begin the undoing of it all.
by Your Grim Reaper June 24, 2003
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pullulate

The coastal resort town is quiet now, but with summer approaching it will soon be pullulating with tourists.
by Your Grim Reaper June 24, 2003
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paroxysm

a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms
In this violent paroxysm the whole top of the mountain is believed to have been swept away.
by Your Grim Reaper June 24, 2003
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