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Undergraduate 4
08/12/2009

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Alacrity
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Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
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enervate
Definition
to weaken; reduce in validity
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exculpate
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to exonerate; clear from blame
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exigent
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urgent, pressing; requiring immediate attention.
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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ingenuous
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Candid; frank; artless; lacking in sophistication
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inured
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accustomed to something undesirable
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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neologism
Definition
a new word, expression, or usage; the creation of new words or sentences
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obviate
Definition
to anticipate and make unnesessary
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paean
Definition
song or hymn of praise
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen disernment
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
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prevaricate
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to delibrately avoid the truth; to mislead
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relegate
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to forcably assign, esp to a lower position
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reticent
Definition
quiet, reserved; reluctant to express thought or feelings
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
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tortuous
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winding, twisting; excessively complicated
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
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abate
Definition
to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade
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expression of praise
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ameliorate
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to make better or more tolerable
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly or flourish
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bucolic
Definition
rustic and pastorial; characteristis of rural areas
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chary
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wary; cautious; sparing
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cogent
Definition
convincing
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contentious
Definition
argumentative; quarrlesome; causing controversy
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contrite
Definition
regretful; penitent; seeking forgivness
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derth
Definition
smallness of quantity or number; a lack
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demur
Definition
to question or oppose
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discretion
Definition
cautious or reserve in speech; abitlty to make responsible decisions
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emollient
Definition
soothing, esp. to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying
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enigmatic
Definition
mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand
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facetious
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playful; humorous
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furtive
Definition
marked by stelth; covert
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harangue
Definition
to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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impecunious
Definition
lacking funds; without money
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incipient
Definition
beginging to come into being or to become aparent
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intransigent
Definition
refusing to compromise
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inveigle
Definition
to obtain by deception or flattery
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penurious
Definition
excessively thrifty; penny-pinching
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prodigious
Definition
abundant in size, force, or extent
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quaff
Definition
to drink deeply
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redoubtable
Definition
awe-inspiring; worthy of honor
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torpid
Definition
lethargia; sluggish; dormant
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vilify
Definition
to defame; to characterize harshly
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