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  1. Subterfuge (n): deceit used in order to achieve one's goal. 4:00 AM Dec 20th from Tweetie
  2. Vindicate (v): to clear from an accusation, suspicion or criticism. • to justify by providing evidence. • to maintain or defend a cause. 3:43 AM Dec 19th from Tweetie
  3. Greenhorn (n): (mostly USA) an inexperienced person; a novice, beginner or newcomer. 4:10 AM Dec 18th from Tweetie
  4. Accumulatio (n): (rhetoric) A forceful summarisation of previously made points. 1:34 AM Dec 16th from Tweetie
  5. Apotropaic (adj): supposedly having the power to avert evil influences or bad luck; apotropaic statues. 4:25 AM Dec 15th from Tweetie
  6. Edify (v): [trans.] instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually. 3:26 AM Dec 15th from Tweetie
  7. Transpicuous (adj): easily construed or seen through. 6:05 AM Dec 13th from Tweetie
  8. Recondite (adj): (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse; the book is full of recondite information. 6:19 PM Dec 11th from Tweetie
  9. Cadre (n): a small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession. • a member of such a group. 2:34 PM Dec 11th from Tweetie
  10. Émigré (n): a person who has left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons. 6:27 AM Dec 9th from Tweetie
  11. Hillock (n): a small hill or mound. 1:30 AM Dec 8th from Tweetie
  12. Confute (v): to disprove or refute; to show something to be false. 2:56 AM Dec 7th from Tweetie
  13. Piliferous (adj): bearing or producing hair. 5:18 PM Dec 6th from Tweetie
  14. Ameliorate (v): [trans.] make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better; the reform did much to ameliorate living standards. 4:45 AM Dec 6th from Tweetie
  15. Habile (adj): generally able or adroit; handy. 4:06 AM Dec 2nd from Tweetie
  16. Effrontery (n): insolent and shameless audacity or an act of such nature; he even had the effrontery to suggest that we leave the country. 3:13 AM Nov 30th from Tweetie
  17. Thank you to everybody for adding us to 25 lists! Huge thanks also to all of our followers - we've just passed 700! 3:52 PM Nov 28th from web
  18. Schism (n): a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief. 3:31 PM Nov 28th from web
  19. Appellation (n): a name, title, or designation. Or: the name of a wine that describes its geographic origin. 4:40 AM Nov 27th from Tweetie
  20. Riposte (n): a quick, clever reply to an insult or criticism. 2:38 PM Nov 26th from Tweetie