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Stifle

Posted 10 March 2010 | By | Categories: Verb | Comments Off on Stifle

sti·fle

  • To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).
  • To keep in or hold back; repress

Synonyms: asphyxiate, black out

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Phantasmagoria

Posted 10 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Phantasmagoria

phan·tas·ma·go·ri·a

  • A fantastic sequence of haphazardly associative imagery, as seen in dreams or fever.
  • A constantly changing scene composed of numerous elements.

Synonyms: aberration, apparition, fantasy

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Armageddon

Posted 09 March 2010 | By | Categories: Noun | Comments Off on Armageddon

Ar·ma·ged·don

  • Bible: The scene of a final battle between the forces of good and evil, prophesied to occur at the end of the world.
  • A decisive or catastrophic conflict.

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Eclectic

Posted 08 March 2010 | By | Categories: Adjective | Comments Off on Eclectic

e·clec·tic

  • Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles.
  • Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources.

Synonyms: eclecticist

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Unsparing

Posted 07 March 2010 | By | Categories: Adjective | Comments Off on Unsparing

un·spar·ing

  • Very generous.
  • Not frugal; generous.

Synonyms: lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unstinting.

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