Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Dictionary

Just making sure....

Innate: possessed at birth or inborn; possessed as an essential characteristic or inherent; of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience.

Quintessential: the most perfect embodiment of something; the pure and concentrated essence of a substance.

Impromptu: made or done without previous preparation; prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance.

Disdain: a haughty feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; to consider or reject as beneath oneself.

Decry: to speak disparagingly of; to denounce as faulty or worthless; to condemn openly.

Esoteric: understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; belonging to the select few; private, secret, confidential, not publically disclosed.

Incur: to make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself.

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