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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
09/07/2009

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abscond
Definition
to depart clandestinely (secretly); to steal off and hide
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aberrant
Definition
deviating from the norm

aberration
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alacrity
Definition
eager and enthusiastic willingness
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approbation
Definition
an expression of approval or praise
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arduous
Definition
strenuous, taxing; requring significant effort
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assuage
Definition

to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify

 

to assuage one's pain

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audacious
Definition

daring and fearless; recklessly bold

 

audacious explorer

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austere
Definition
without adornment;bare; severely simple; ascetic
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axiomatic
Definition
taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth
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canonical
Definition
following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
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capricious
Definition
inclined to change one's mind impulsively;erratic; unpredictable
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chicanery
Definition
trickery or subterfuge
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connoisseur
Definition
an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert
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disabuse
Definition
to undeceive; to set right
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disparate
Definition
fundamentally distinct or dissimiliar
essentially different
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effrontery
Definition
extreme boldness
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enervate
Definition
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ennui
Definition
dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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erudite
Definition

very learned; scholarly

 

erudite professor

erudite commentary

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exculpate
Definition
exonerate; to clear of blame
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exigent
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
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extemporaneous
Definition
improvised; done w/o preparation
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filibuster
Definition
intentional obstruction, esp. using prolonged speechmakign to dealy legislative action
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ingenuous
Definition
artless; frank and candid (outspoken and frank) ; lacking in sophistication
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inured
Definition

accustomed to accepting something undesirable

 

inured to cold

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irascribe
Definition
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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lucid
Definition
clear; easily understood
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magnanimity
Definition
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart esp, in forgiving
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martial
Definition
associated with war and the armed forces
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nebulous
Definition
vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
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neologism
Definition
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of words or senses
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noxious
Definition
harmful; injurious
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obtuse
Definition
lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
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obviate
Definition

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadv) by effective measures

 

to obviate the risk of serious injury

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onerous
Definition

troubling; burdensome

 

Onerous duties

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perennial
Definition

reccurent through the year or many year; happening repeatedly

 

perennial beauty

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perfidy
Definition
intential breach of faith; treachery
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perfunctory
Definition
cursory (hasty or superifical); done w/o care or interest
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perspicacious
Definition
acutley perceptive; having keen discernment
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prattle
Definition
to babble meanginlessly; to talkk in an empty and idle manner
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precipitate
Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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predilection
Definition
a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prescience
Definition
foreknowlege of events; knowig of events prior to thier occurring
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prevaricate
Definition
to deliberaltey avoid the truth; to mislead
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qualms
Definition
misgivings; reservations;causes for hesitancy
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recant
Definition
to retract, esp. a previously held belief
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relegate
Definition
to focibly assign esp, to lower place or position
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solicitous
Definition
concerned and attentive; eager
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stymie
Definition
to block;thwart
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synthesis
Definition
the combination of parts to make a whole
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torque
Definition
a force that causes rotation
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tortuous
Definition
winding;twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
Definition
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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virulent
Definition
extremly harmful or poisonous; bitterely hostible or antagnostic
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voracious
Definition
having an insatiable appetite for an acitivity or pursuit; ravenous
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waver
Definition
to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
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subterfuge
Definition
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc
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