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General Vocab
Undergraduate 1
05/28/2011

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arduous
Definition
strenuous; taxing; requires significant effort
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belie
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to give a false impression of; to misrepresent
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bombast
Definition
pompous writing/speech
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castigation
Definition
severe criticism or punishment
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
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diatribe
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harsh denunciation
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discomfit
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to defeat; to put down
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disingenuous
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insincere; lacking in honesty/frankness
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dissemble
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to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe; to increase in violence
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garrulous
Definition
pointlessly talkative; talking too much
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech or tirade
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inopportune
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ill-timed; unsuitable; inappropriate
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irascible
Definition
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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martial
Definition
associated with war and the armed forces
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misanthrope
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one who hates all other humans
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obdurate
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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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obsequious
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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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onerous
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troubling; burdensome
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedantic
Definition
the parading of learning; excessive attention to minutiae and formal rules
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perjury
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the purposeful giving of false or misleading testimony while under oath
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recalcitrant
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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage
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specious
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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive
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