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  1. 06-11-2012, 10:53 PM #81
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    bien-pensant - right-minded : one who holds orthodox views
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    parsimonious |ˌpärsəˈmōnēəs| - unwilling to spend money or use resources; stingy or frugal
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    va·cu·i·ty - the state of being vacuous or without contents; vacancy; emptiness: the vacuity of the open sea.
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    per·fi·dy - deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished.
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    ebullient - joyously unrestrained
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    dirigisme: economic planning and control by the state
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    opprobrium - harsh criticism or censure
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  8. 07-10-2012, 03:38 PM #88
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    pleonasm- the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea.
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    insouciance-lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
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