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aghast adj. [<OE gast, ghost] /ə-gast’/ 1. overcome with fear 2. terrified aghast adj. [

aghast Some students will be aghast when progress reports are released after spring break. aghast Some students will be aghast when progress reports are released after spring break.

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futility /fyoo-til’-i-te/ n. [L. futilis, that easily pours out] 1. uselessness futility /fyoo-til’-i-te/ n. [L. futilis, that easily pours out] 1. uselessness

futility With graduation approaching for Los Osos’s seniors, futility is beginning to set in futility With graduation approaching for Los Osos’s seniors, futility is beginning to set in for some students rather than hope.

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phantasmagoria /fan-taz’-m¶-gor’-e-¶/ n. [Gr. Phantasma, to show + agerein, assemble] 1. A rapid sequence phantasmagoria /fan-taz’-m¶-gor’-e-¶/ n. [Gr. Phantasma, to show + agerein, assemble] 1. A rapid sequence of images, as in a dream

phantasmagoria Many times our dreams contain phantasmagoria that subconsciously confronts our fears. phantasmagoria Many times our dreams contain phantasmagoria that subconsciously confronts our fears.

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melancholy /mel’-ən-käl’-e/ adj. [<L. melas, black + chole, bile] 1. sad and depressed 2. melancholy /mel’-ən-käl’-e/ adj. [

melancholy Whether one is for or against Terri Schiavo’s husband's position regarding the feeding melancholy Whether one is for or against Terri Schiavo’s husband's position regarding the feeding tube being removed from her, everyone acknowledges how melancholy the situation has become.

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visage /viz’-ij/ n. [<L. videre, see] 1. the face; countenance 2. aspect; look visage /viz’-ij/ n. [

visage One glance at the gloved one’s visage is enough to cause children to visage One glance at the gloved one’s visage is enough to cause children to run in terror. Oh, lighten up. It’s just a joke!

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specious /spe’-shəs/ adj. [<L. speciosus, appearance] 1. apparently true but actually false: 2. deceptively specious /spe’-shəs/ adj. [

specious Much of what politicians have to offer as solutions are specious arguments, at specious Much of what politicians have to offer as solutions are specious arguments, at best.

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ennuye n. [<Fr. ennuye, to annoy] 1. the state of being bored; boredom 2. ennuye n. [

ennuye Students who suffer from ennuye in their high school classes often are bored ennuye Students who suffer from ennuye in their high school classes often are bored at home, as well.

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futile /fyoo-t’l/ adj. [<L. futilis, that easily pours out] 1. useless; vain futile /fyoo-t’l/ adj. [

futile Terrorism is a futile attempt to change the world for the better. futile Terrorism is a futile attempt to change the world for the better.

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pertinacity /pur’-tə-nas’-ə-te/ n. [<L. per, intense + tenax, holding fast] 1. stubborness pertinacity /pur’-tə-nas’-ə-te/ n. [

pertinacity Pertinacity can be a trait that is beneficial to one’s degree of success. pertinacity Pertinacity can be a trait that is beneficial to one’s degree of success.

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entrails /en’-tralz/ n. [<L. interaneus, internal] 1. the inner organs; specifically the intestines entrails /en’-tralz/ n. [

entrails Many parents are leery of allowing their young children to watch horror films entrails Many parents are leery of allowing their young children to watch horror films because of the entrails that ooze from victims in the movies.

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parricide /p¶r’-¶-sid / n. [<L. parere, beget + cide, to kill] 1. the act parricide /p¶r’-¶-sid / n. [

parricide The most infamous case of parricide in the last several years was that parricide The most infamous case of parricide in the last several years was that of Erik and Lyle Menendez.

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harbinger /här’-bin-j¶r/ n. [<OFr. , herberge, a shelter] 1. a forerunner; herald harbinger /här’-bin-j¶r/ n. [

harbinger The suicide bombings in Israel are a harbinger of things to come if harbinger The suicide bombings in Israel are a harbinger of things to come if a peace settlement is not immediately agreed upon.