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General Vocab
Graduate
11/16/2010

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abate
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v. to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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n. an expression of praise
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adulation
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n. excessive praise
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aesthetic
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adj. dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art/the beautiful
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ascetic
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n. one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion.

austere in appearance, manner, or attitude

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avarice
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n. greed
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axiom
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n. a universally recognized principle
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burgeon
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v. to grow rapidly
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bucolic
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adj. rustic or pastoral
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cacophony
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n. harsh, discordant sound
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canon
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n. an established set of principles/code of laws
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castigation
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n. severe criticism or punishment
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caustic
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adj. burning or stinging; causing corrosion
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chary
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adj. wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
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adj. convincing
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contentious
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adj. argumentative; quarrelsome
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contrite
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adj. regretful; penitent
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contrite
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adj. regretful; penitent
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culpable
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adj. deserving blame
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demur
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v. to question or oppose
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didactic
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adj. intended to teach or instruct
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disinterested
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adj. impartial
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ebullience
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n. the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings
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dogmatic
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adj. expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles.
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elegy
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n. a mournful poem
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empirical
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adj. based on observation or experiment
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enigmatic
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adj. mysterious; obscure
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ephemeral
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adj. brief
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esoteric
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adj. intended for or understood by a small, specific group
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facetious
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adj. playful; humorous
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facetious
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adj. playful; humorous
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furtive
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adj. covert
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harangue
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verb/noun to deliver a pompous speech/a long pompous speech
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hyperbole
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n. an exaggerated statement
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impecunious
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adj. lacking funds
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incipient
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adj. beginning to come into being
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innocuous
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adj. harmless
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intransigent
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adj. refusing to compromise
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inveigle
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v. to obtain by deception or flattery
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odious
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adj. evoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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adj. imprenetrable by light
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oscillation
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n. the act of state of swinging back and forth with rhythm
v. oscillate
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penurious
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adj. thrifty; penny-pinching
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pernicious
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adj. extremely harmful
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peruse
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v. to examine with great care
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prodigious
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adj. abundant in size;extraordinary
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prolific
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adj. producing large amounts; productive
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putrefy
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v. to rot
adj. putrid
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quaff
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v. to drink deeply
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quiescence
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n. stillness; motionless
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redoubtable
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adj. awe-inspiring
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satire
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n. a literary work that ridicules/criticizes a human vice through humor/derision.
adj. satirical
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squalid
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adj. dirty from neglect/sordid
n. squalor
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supplant
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v. to take place of; supersede
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torpid
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adj. lethargic
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ubiquitous
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adj. existing everywhere at the same time; widespread
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urbane
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adj. sophisticated; elegant
n. urbanity
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vilify
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v. to characterize harshly
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viscous
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adj. thick; sticky
n. viscosity
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