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wrongheaded

Posted on December 19, 2016December 18, 2016 by Lynn

rawng he dihd adjective 1.  perversely and obstinately adhering to a wrong opinion or course of action. It was wrongheaded of him to refuse to put on sunscreen, especially considering the cancer…

penury

Posted on December 12, 2016December 11, 2016 by Lynn

pen y@ ri noun severe poverty; pennilessness. Her paintings now sell for millions, but, during her lifetime, the artist had lived in penury.

feckless

Posted on December 5, 2016December 4, 2016 by Lynn

fek lihs adjective 1.  weak or incompetent; ineffective. His feckless efforts at appeasing her only served to anger her more. 2.  worthless or irresponsible. That silly girl has gotten herself involved with…

recant

Posted on July 1, 2016June 27, 2016 by Lynn

rih kaent transitive verb to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), especially publicly; retract. Galileo was forced to recant his views because they were unacceptable to the Church.

obfuscate

Posted on June 30, 2016June 27, 2016 by Lynn

ab f@ skeIt transitive verb to make (something) seem or be difficult to understand; obscure or darken. The meaning of the  proposed amendment was obfuscated by bureaucratic language.

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