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rendition

Rendition

A sharply divided federal appeals court dismissed a lawsuit involving the C.I.A.’s “extraordinary rendition” program.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/us/09secrets.html?_r=1&hp

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apostate

Apostate

Breitbart, who has emerged as a star of the "tea party" movement, loves telling his apostate's tale in the italicized, frequently profane manner that is his trademark.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-breitbart-20100826,0,294...

acolyte

Acolyte

If Sarah Palin and her acolytes successfully redefine what it means to be a groundbreaking political woman, it will be because progressives let it happen — and in doing so, ensured that when it comes to making history, there will be no one but Mama Grizzlies to do the job.
nytimes.com

virago

Virago

[Hillary Clinton] is most appreciated when she plays well with others in the Senate or the State Department; when she behaves like a fierce competitor, she is compared to Glenn Close’s bunny-boiling virago from “Fatal Attraction.”
nytimes.com

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contumacy

Contumacy

Filed under  //   Latin   Nouns  

bathetic

Bathetic

Just before Ms. MacGraw utters the deathless catchphrase “Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” Crimson Key members loudly implore her, “Don’t say it!” At the conclusion, when Mr. O’Neal repeats her bathetic utterance, they shout, “Plagiarist!”

nytimes.com

Filed under  //   Adjectives  

fungi

I thought this might be related to fungible, but it's not. It does have an association with sponge which is interesting.

Filed under  //   Nouns  

facade

Facade

I thought this was related to facetious, but it's not.

Filed under  //   French   Nouns