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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
10/05/2008

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Disabuse
Definition

Te set right; free from error

 

 

EX: Galileo's observations ________ scholars of the notion that the sun revolved.

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Bolster
Definition

To support; to prop up

 

 

EX: the presence of giant footprints _______ the arguement that sasquatch was in the area

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Articulate
Definition
Able to speak clearly and expressively
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Cognet
Definition
Convincing and well reasoned
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Austere
Definition
Severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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Dupe
Definition
To decieve; a person who is easy to deceive
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Amalgamate
Definition
To combine; to mix together
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Assuage
Definition
To make something unpleasant less severe
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Caustic
Definition
Biting in wit
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Condone
Definition
To overlook, pardon, or disregaurd
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Abate
Definition
To reduce in amount degree, or severity
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Banal
Definition
Predictable, cliched, boring
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Bombastic
Definition
Pompous in speech and manner
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Cacophony
Definition
Harsh, Jarring noise
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Candid
Definition
Impartial and honest in speech
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Emulate
Definition
To copy; to try to equal or excel
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Diatribe
Definition
An abusive, condemnatory speech
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Audacious
Definition
Fearless and daring
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Adulterate
Definition
To make impure
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Dogmatic
Definition
Dictatorial in ones opinions
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Explicit
Definition
Clearly stated or shown
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Enigma
Definition
A puzzle; a mystery
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Euphemism
Definition
To use a more in offensive word or phrase in place of a more distasteful one
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Abscond
Definition
To leave secretly
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Anachronism
Definition
Something out of place in time
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Erratic
Definition
Wandering and unpredictable
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Enumerate
Definition
To count, list, or itemize
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Eulogy
Definition
Speech in praise of someone
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Desiccate
Definition
To dry out thoroughly
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Dilate
Definition
To make larger; to expand
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Credulous
Definition
Too trusting; gullible
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Capricious
Definition
Changing one's mind quickly and often
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Castigate
Definition
To punish or critize harshly
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Arbitrate
Definition
To judge a dispute between two opposing parties
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Aggrandize
Definition
To increase in power, influence, and reputation
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Aesthetic
Definition
Concerning the appreciation of Beauty
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Attenuate
Definition
To reduce in force or degree; to weaken
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