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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
10/04/2010
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aberrant
 Definition
abnormal
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abeyance
 Definition
postponement
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abstemious
 Definition
moderate
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acumen
 Definition
insight
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adulterate
 Definition
contaminate; corrupt
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alacrity
 Definition
swiftness
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animus
 Definition
hate
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antipodal
 Definition
exactly opposite
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approbation
 Definition
approval
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ascetic
 Definition
self-denying
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assiduous
 Definition
hard-working
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bellicose
 Definition
warlike
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boisterous
 Definition
noisy
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bucolic
 Definition
rustic
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cachet
 Definition
prestige
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callow
 Definition
inexperienced
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canon
 Definition
rule
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capitulate
 Definition
surrender
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catholic
 Definition
universal, worldly
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chary
 Definition
cautious
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commensurate
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dauntless
 Definition
courageous
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dearth
 Definition
scarcity
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demur
 Definition
take exception
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desiccate
 Definition
dehydrate
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desultory
 Definition
without direction in life
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diffident
 Definition
shy
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disingenuous
 Definition
deceptive
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dogmatic
 Definition
certain, unchanging in opinion
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effloresce
 Definition
to bloom
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effrontery
 Definition
insolence
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endemic
 Definition
peculiar to a particular region
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enervate
 Definition
weaken
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evanescent
 Definition
fleeting, very brief
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extemporize
 Definition
improvise
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foment
 Definition
instigate
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fulminate
 Definition
denounce, menace
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gainsay
 Definition
contradict
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germane
 Definition
relevant
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gratuitous
 Definition
unwarranted, uncalled for
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halcyon
 Definition
serene
Term
iconoclast
 Definition
one who rails against sacred institutions
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impecunious
 Definition
indigent
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impolitic
 Definition
unwise
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incipient
 Definition
beginning
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indigent
 Definition
poor
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ineffable
 Definition
inexpressible
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inimical
 Definition
adverse, hostile
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insidious
 Definition
treacherous
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insipid
 Definition
flat, dull
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insular
 Definition
narrow-minded
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internecine
 Definition
mutually destructive
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inure
 Definition
accustom, habituate, harden
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invective
 Definition
verbal insult
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inveigle
 Definition
lure
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laconic
 Definition
brief, terse
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lassitude
 Definition
lethargy
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malinger
 Definition
shirk
Term
nadir
 Definition
lowest point
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nascent
 Definition
incipient
Term
neologism
 Definition
newly coined expression
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nonplus
 Definition
confound
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obfuscate
 Definition
bewilder, muddle
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obviate
 Definition
make unnecessary
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officious
 Definition
forward, obtrusive
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opprobrium
 Definition
disgrace
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paean
 Definition
a song of praise
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parsimonious
 Definition
stingy
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paucity
 Definition
scarcity
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pedantic
 Definition
bookish
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penury
 Definition
poverty
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pernicious
 Definition
destructive
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perpetuity
 Definition
eternity
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perspicacious
 Definition
keen
Term
phlegmatic
 Definition
sluggish
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piquant
 Definition
tart-tasting, spicy
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pithy
 Definition
concise
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polemic
 Definition
a controversy
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prevaricate
 Definition
lie
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probity
 Definition
integrity
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prodigal
 Definition
wasteful
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prodigious
 Definition
marvelous, enormous
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profligate
 Definition
shamelessly immoral, recklessly prodigal or extravagent
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prosaic
 Definition
uninspired, flat
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pundit
 Definition
politically astute person
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quixotic
 Definition
impractical, romantic
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recalcitrant
 Definition
stubborn
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redoubtable
 Definition
formidable, steadfast
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refractory
 Definition
obstinate
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repudiate
 Definition
disavow
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reticent
 Definition
reserved
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sedulous
 Definition
diligent
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solicitous
 Definition
considerate, concerned
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solvent
 Definition
financially sound
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specious
 Definition
false, but plausible
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spurious
 Definition
false, counterfeit
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stolid
 Definition
impassive
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supercilious
 Definition
arrogant
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surfeit
 Definition
overabundance
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tacit
 Definition
understood without being spoken
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temerity
 Definition
boldness
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torpid
 Definition
lethargic, inactive
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trenchant
 Definition
incisive, penetrating
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truculent
 Definition
fierce, savage
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ubiquitous
 Definition
omnipresent, pervasive
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untenable
 Definition
cannot be achieved
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urbane
 Definition
refined, worldly
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veracity
 Definition
truthfulness
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viable
 Definition
capable of surviving
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vilify
 Definition
defame
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vitriolic
 Definition
scathing
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vituperative
 Definition
abusive
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voracious
 Definition
hungry
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