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Undergraduate 4
01/01/2009
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aberrant
 Definition
abnormal, deviant
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abeyance
 Definition
suspended action (noun)
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abstemious
 Definition
sparing in eating and drinking, temperate
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alacrity
 Definition
cheerful promptness, eagerness (noun)
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antipathy
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aversion
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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ascetic
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practicing self denial
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attenuate
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weaken
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aver
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state confidently (verb)
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banal
 Definition
commonplace (negative)
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burnish
 Definition
make shiny by polishing
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cogent
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convincing
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commensurate
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equal in extent
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compendium
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brief but thorough
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complaisant
 Definition
pleasant, considerate
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craven
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cowardly
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deference
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courteous regard for others' wishes
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desultory
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aimless
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disabuse
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undeceive
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diffidence
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shy
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disingenuous
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insincere
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divest
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deprive
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ebullient
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showing excitement
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enervate
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weaken
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engender
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cause
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equanimity
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composure
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equivocate
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intentionally mislead
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erudite
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learned
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exculpate
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clear of guilt
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fatuous
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foolish
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felicitous
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apt, well chosen
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flag
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droop, grow feeble
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foment
 Definition
instigate
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gainsay
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deny
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garrulous
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loquacious, wordy
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gouge
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overcharge
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grandiloquent
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pompous
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iconoclastic
 Definition
attacking cherished traditions
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immutable
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unchangeable
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implacable
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incapable of being pacified
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inchoate
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rudimentary
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indigence
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poverty
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indolent
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lazy
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ingenuous
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naive
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