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Language - English
Undergraduate 3
06/07/2009
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alacrity
 Definition
n, great willingness
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alimentary
 Definition
adj, nourishing
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amenable
 Definition
adj, agreeable
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anodyne
 Definition
adj, soothing
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apprise
 Definition
v, to inform
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approbation
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n, expression of approval
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ardor
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n, strong interest
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arrant
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adj, impudent, in every way
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asperity
 Definition
n, rigor, roughness, irritability
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attenuate
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v, weaken, rarefy
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aver
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v, to declare true
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baleful
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adj, auspicious, ominous
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bedizen
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v, to adorn cheaply, festoon
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belletrist
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n, fine artist
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bevy
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n, group
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blithe
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adj, carefree, merry
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brae
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n, hillside
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burnish
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v, to polish, make shiny
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caboodle
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n, large collection
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cadge
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v, to sponge, beg, or mooch
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calumniate
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v, to slander
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cambric
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n, a finely woven white linen
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candor
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n, fairness
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caret
 Definition
^, when used in proofreading
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chary
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adj, cautious
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chicanery
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n, trickery
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condonation
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n, forgiveness
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consequential
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adj, pompous, self-important
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cordon
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n, ribbon, military enclosement
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corona
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n, outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere
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desuetude
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n, disuse
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desultory
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adj, random, thoughtless
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diaphanous
 Definition
adj, gauzy
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dross
 Definition
n, waste, scum
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dynamo
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n, generator
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emollient
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n, something which softens (the skin)
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encomium
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n, eulogy, panegyric
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epicure
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n, wine and food connoisseur
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epithet
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n, disparaging word of phrase
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expatiate
 Definition
v, to write about at length, range freely
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extant
 Definition
adj, still existing
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extenuate
 Definition
v, to lessen the seriousness
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froward
 Definition
adj, intractable, disobedient
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gambol
 Definition
v, frolic
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garrulous
 Definition
adj, pointlessly talkative
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gauche
 Definition
adj, tasteless
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halcyon
 Definition
adj, calm and peaceful, prosperous
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hapless
 Definition
adj, unlucky
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hirsute
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adj, hairy, shaggy
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hull
 Definition
n, covering of a nut
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hull
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n, covering of a nut
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imperious
 Definition
adj, arrogant, commanding
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implacable
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adj, adamant
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inchoate
 Definition
adj, not fully formed
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incursion
 Definition
n, invasion of foreign territory
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indigent
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adj, poor
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ineluctable
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adj, inevitabler
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inveigle
 Definition
v, obtain by flattery
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japery
 Definition
v, buffoonery
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jejune
 Definition
adj, uninteresting, childish
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labile
 Definition
adj, unstable, open to change
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laconi
 Definition
adj, using few words, terse
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languor
 Definition
n, lack of energy
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larder
 Definition
n, cool room, pre-refrigerator
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lassitude
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n, weariness
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limn
 Definition
v, to describe, delineate
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limpid
 Definition
adj, serene, untroubled
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lissome
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adj, quick, supple
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list
 Definition
v, to lean to one side
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malinger
 Definition
v, to feign illness so as to avoid work
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maunder
 Definition
to mutter, move aimlessly
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mendacity
 Definition
n, dishonestry
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meretricious
 Definition
adj, tawdy, pretentious
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minatory
 Definition
adj, threatening
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natty
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adj, neat, dapper
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nostrum
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n, cure-all
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obsequious
 Definition
adj, boot-licking
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obstreperous
 Definition
adj, noisy, boisterous
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parry
 Definition
v, to ward off, block
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pert
 Definition
adj, exuberant, high-spirited
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philistine
 Definition
adj, disinterested in wisdom
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pied
 Definition
adj, multi-colored
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pinnate
 Definition
adj, leaf, feather-like
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pith
 Definition
n, the essential part
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plangent
 Definition
adj, pounding, thundering
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pluck
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n, courage, spunk, fortitude
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potlach
 Definition
n, feast
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prize
 Definition
v, to pry, press, or force
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prolix
 Definition
adj, long-winded, verbose
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propinquity
 Definition
n, nearness in time or place
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propitiate
 Definition
v, to make peace with
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propitious
 Definition
adj, auspicious
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quaff
 Definition
v, to drink deeply
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quail
 Definition
v, to shrink back in fear
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rebus
 Definition
n, riddle
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recalcitrant
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adj, defiant
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refulgent
 Definition
adj, radiant
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reverie
 Definition
n, absentminded daydreaming
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rhinal
 Definition
adj, nasal
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rhyton
 Definition
n, ancient Greek drinking horn
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rue
 Definition
v, to regret
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salacious
 Definition
adj, baudy
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sallow
 Definition
adj, yellowish
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sanctimonious
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adj, holier-than-thou
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saturnine
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adj, gloomy
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scurvy
 Definition
adj, despicable
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sebaceous
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adj, greasy
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sedulous
 Definition
adj, diligent
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seine
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n, large net to catch fish
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sere
 Definition
adj, withered
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simper
 Definition
v, to smirk
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sinuous
 Definition
adj, bending, meandering
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splenetic
 Definition
adj, bad-tempered
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stanch
 Definition
v, to stop the flow of a fluid
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stentorian
 Definition
adj, extremely loud and powerful
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stygian
 Definition
adj, gloomy, dark
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tamp
 Definition
v, to plug
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toady
 Definition
n, a flatterer, yes-man
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turpitude
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n, depravity
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tyro
 Definition
n, a novice
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undulate
 Definition
v, to move wave-lie
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venal
 Definition
capable of being bribed
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vitiate
 Definition
v, to spoil, make ineffective
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