oleaginous

o·le·ag·i·nous /ˌoʊliˈædʒənəs/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[oh-lee-aj-uh-nuhs]
–adjective

1.	having the nature or qualities of oil.

2.	containing oil.

3.	producing oil.

4.	unctuous; fawning; smarmy.

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comity

com·i·ty [kom-i-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.

1.	mutual courtesy; civility.

2.	Also called comity of nations. courtesy between nations, as in respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions, and institutions of another.

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mendacious

men·da·cious [men-dey-shuhs]
–adjective

1.	telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful: a mendacious person.

2.	false or untrue: a mendacious report.

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eschatology

es·cha·tol·o·gy [es-kuh-tol-uh-jee]
–noun Theology.

1.	any system of doctrines concerning last, or final, matters, as death, the Judgment, the future state, etc.

2.	the branch of theology dealing with such matters.

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avaricious

av·a·ri·cious [av-uh-rish-uhs]
–adjective characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous.

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surplice

sur·plice [sur-plis]
–noun

1.	a loose-fitting, broad-sleeved white vestment, worn over the cassock by clergy and choristers.

2.	a garment in which the two halves of the front cross diagonally.

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beadle

bea·dle [beed-l]
–noun

1.	a parish officer having various subordinate duties, as keeping order during services, waiting on the rector, etc.

2.	sexton (def. 2).

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antimonial

an·ti·mo·ny [an-tuh-moh-nee]
–noun Chemistry. a brittle, lustrous, white metallic element occurring in nature free or combined, used chiefly in alloys and in compounds in medicine. Symbol: Sb; atomic number: 51; atomic weight: 121.75.

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propitious

pro·pi·tious [pruh-pish-uhs]
–adjective

1.	presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.

2.	indicative of favor; auspicious: propitious omens.

3.	favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive: propitious gods.

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viands

vi·and [vahy-uhnd]
–noun

1.	an article of food.

2.	viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind.

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salubrious

sa·lu·bri·ous [suh-loo-bree-uhs]
–adjective favorable to or promoting health; healthful: salubrious air.

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vicissitude

vi·cis·si·tude [vi-sis-i-tood, -tyood]
–noun

1.	a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

2.	interchange or alternation, as of states or things.

3.	vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years.

4.	regular change or succession of one state or thing to another.

5.	change; mutation; mutability.

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moribund

mor·i·bund [mawr-uh-buhnd, mor-]
–adjective

1.	in a dying state; near death.

2.	on the verge of extinction or termination.

3.	not progressing or advancing; stagnant: a moribund political party.

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propound

pro·pound (prə-pound')
To put forward for consideration; set forth.

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ablution

ab·lu·tion /əˈbluʃən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-bloo-shuhn]
–noun

1.	a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual.

2.	the liquid thus used.

3.	a washing of the hands, body, etc.

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sinecure

si·ne·cure /ˈsaɪnɪˌkyʊr, ˈsɪnɪ-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunc[sahy-ni-kyoor, sin-i-]
–noun

1.	an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one yielding profitable returns.

2.	an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls.

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[Origin: 1655–65; beneficium) sine cūrā (benefice) without care; see cure]

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noisome

noi·some /ˈnɔɪsəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[noi-suhm]
–adjective

1.	offensive or disgusting, as an odor.

2.	harmful or injurious to health; noxious.

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[Origin: 1350–1400; ME noy (aph. var. of annoy) + -some¹]

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profligate

prof·li·gate /ˈprɒflɪgɪt, -ˌgeɪt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[prof-li-git, -geyt]
–adjective

1.	utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.

2.	recklessly prodigal or extravagant.

–noun

3.	a profligate person.

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[Origin: 1525–35; <>prōflīgātus broken down in character, degraded, orig. ptp. of prōflīgāre to shatter, debase, equiv. to prō- pro-¹ + -flīgāre, deriv. of flīgere to strike; see inflict, -ate¹]

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lede

lede
noun: the introductory section of a story; "it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter" [syn: lead]

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