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Noun: conduit Pronunciation: (kon-dyoo-ut) Conduit meaning: A passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass. Synonyms: aqueduct, duct, passage, waterspout, tube Quotations: Russ Hagen – We have not had a …

Adjective: audacious Pronunciation: (o’dey-shus) Audacious meaning: Invulnerable to fear or intimidation. Synonyms: brave, dauntless, intrepid, fearless, hardy Unrestrained by convention or propriety. Synonyms: barefaced, bodacious, brassy, brazen, insolent, unashamed Disposed to venture or take risks. …

Noun: acquiescence Pronunciation: (a-kwee’e-sun(t)s) Acquiescence meaning: Acceptance without protest. Agreement with a statement or proposal to do something. Synonym: assent Verb: acquiesce Pronunciation: (a-kwee’es) Acquiesce meaning: To agree or express agreement. Synonym: accede Quotations: Richard …

Verb: pine away Pronunciation: (pIn u’wey) Pine away meaning: Lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief. Synonyms: languish Quotations: Chuck Taylor – It’s hard for me to imagine that Rod Stewart has been pining …

Noun: disguise Pronunciation: (dis’gIz) Disguise meaning: An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something. Any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer’s identity. The act of concealing the identity …

Adjective: agape Pronunciation: (u’geyp) Agape meaning: With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe. Synonyms: gaping, open Noun: agape Pronunciation: (u’gaa-pey) Meaning: Selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications( especially …

Noun: bait Pronunciation: (beyt) Bait meaning: Anything that serves as an enticement. Synonyms: hook, lure, sweetener Something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed. Synonyms: decoy, …

Noun: anachronism Pronunciation: (una-kru,ni-zum) Anachronism meaning: Something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred. An artifact that belongs to another time. A person who seems to be displaced in time, …

Noun: brook Pronunciation: (bruk) Brook meaning: A natural stream of water smaller than a river and often a tributary of a river. Synonyms: creek Verb: brook Brook meaning: Put up with something or somebody unpleasant. …

Noun: arson Pronunciation: (aa-sun) Arson meaning: Malicious burning to destroy property Synonyms: fire – raising, incendiarism Quotations: George F.Will – In the 1940’s a survey listed the top seven discipline problems in public schools: talking, …