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Undergraduate 4
10/01/2012
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abate
 Definition
to reduce amount or severity
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abscond
 Definition
to leave secretly
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adulterate
 Definition
to make impure
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aggrandize
 Definition
to increase in power, influence and reputation
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amalgamate
 Definition
to combine
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ambiguous
 Definition
doubtful or uncertain
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ameliorate
 Definition
to improve
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anachronism
 Definition
something out of place in time
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anomaly
 Definition
deviation from what is normal
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antipathy
 Definition
extreme dislike
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apathy
 Definition
lack of intrest or emotion
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arbitrate
 Definition
to judge a dispute between two opposing parties 
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archiac
 Definition
anciet, old-fashioned
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ardor
 Definition
intense and passionate feeling
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assuage
 Definition
to make something unpleasant less severe 
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attenuate
 Definition
to reduce in force or degree;to weaken
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audacious
 Definition
fearless & daring
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austere
 Definition
severe or stern in appearance
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banal
 Definition
predictable, clichéd, boring
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bolster
 Definition
to support
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bombastic
 Definition
pompous (self important) in speech & manner
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candid
 Definition
impartial and honest in speech and manner
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capricious
 Definition
changing one's mind quickly and often
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castigate
 Definition
to punish or criticize harshly
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caustic
 Definition
biting in wit
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chauvinist
 Definition
someone prejudiced in favor of a group they belong to
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chicanery
 Definition
deception by means of craft or guile
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cogent
 Definition
convincing and well reasoned
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condone
 Definition
to overlook, pardon
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convoluted
 Definition
intricate and complicated
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credulous
 Definition
too trusting or guillible
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decorum
 Definition
appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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deference
 Definition
respect, courtesy
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deride
 Definition
to speak of or treat with contempt; mock
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desiccate
 Definition
to dry out thoroughly
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desulatory
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jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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diatribe
 Definition
abusive, condemnatory speech
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diffident
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lacking self confidence
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dilate
 Definition
to make larger, to expand
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dilatory
 Definition
intended to delay
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dilettante
 Definition
someone with an amateurish and superficial intrest in a topic
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dirge
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a funeral hymn or mourtnful speech
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disabuse
 Definition
to set right; to free from error
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discern
 Definition
to percieve, to recognize
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disparate
 Definition
fundamentally different
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dissemble
 Definition
to present a false appearance or intentions
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dissonance
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a harsh combination, often of sounds
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dogma
 Definition
firmly held opinion, often of religion
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dogmatic
 Definition
dictatorial in one's speech
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dupe
 Definition
to deceive
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eclectic
 Definition
slecting from or made up from a variety of sources
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elegy
 Definition
sorrowful poem or speech
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eloquent
 Definition
persuasive and moving
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emulate
 Definition
to copy
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enervate
 Definition
reduce in strength
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engender
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to produce, cause or bring about
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enigma
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a puzzle, mystery
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enumerate
 Definition
to count, list or itemize
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ephemeral
 Definition
lasting a short time
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equivocate
 Definition
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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erudite
 Definition
learned, scholarly, bookish
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esoteric
 Definition
known or understood by only a few
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estimable
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admirable
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euphemism
 Definition
use of an inoffensive word in place of a distasteful one
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make worse
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exculpate
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to clear from blame/prove innocent
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exigent
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urgent
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explicit
 Definition
clearly stated or shown
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fanatical
 Definition
excesively enthusiastic, devoted
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fawn
 Definition
to grovel, to get someone's favor
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fervid
 Definition
intensely emotional
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florid
 Definition
excessively decorated or embellished 
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foment
 Definition
to arouse or incite
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frugality
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tendency to be thrifty or cheap
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garrulous
 Definition
tending to talk a lot
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gregarious
 Definition
outgoing, sociable
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guile
 Definition
deceit or trickery
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iconoclast
 Definition
one who opposes established beliefs, customs
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imperturable
 Definition
not capable of being disturbed
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impervious
 Definition
incapable of being affected
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impetuous
 Definition
quick to act without thinking
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implacable
 Definition
unable to be calmed down
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inchoate
 Definition
not fully formed; disorganized
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ingenuous
 Definition
showing innocence 
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inimical
 Definition
hostile
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innocuous
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harmless
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insipid
 Definition
lacking interest
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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inundate
 Definition
to overwhelm; to cover with water
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irascible
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easily made angry
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laconic
 Definition
using few words
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lament
 Definition
to express sorrow;grieve
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laud
 Definition
to give praise; glorify
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lavish
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to give unsparingly; extremely generous or extravagant
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loquacious
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talkative
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lucid
 Definition
clear and easily understood
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malinger
 Definition
to evade responsibility by pretending to be ill
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malleable
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capable of being shaped
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misanthrope
 Definition
a person who dislikes others
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mitigate
 Definition
soften;lessen
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mollify
 Definition
to calm or make less severe
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monotony
 Definition
lack of variation
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obdurate
 Definition
hardened in feeling; resistant to pursuasion
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obsequious
 Definition
overly submissive and eager to please
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obstinate
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stubborn
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obviate
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to prevent
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occlude
 Definition
to stop up; to prevent the passage of
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onerous
 Definition
troublesome and oppressive
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opprobrium
 Definition
public disgrace
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ostentation
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excessive showiness
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paradox
 Definition
a contridiction or dilemma
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paragon
 Definition
model of excellence
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pedant
 Definition
someone who shows off learning
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perfidious
 Definition
willing to betray one's trust
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perfunctory
 Definition
done in a routine way;indifferent
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permeate
 Definition
to penetrate
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placate
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to sooth or pacify
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plastic
 Definition
able to be molded, altered or bent
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pragmatic
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practicale
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precipitate
 Definition
to throw violently, bring about abruptly; deliberation
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prevaricate
 Definition
to lie 
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prodigal
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lavish, wasteful
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propitiate
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conciliate(gain good will of); appease
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propriety
 Definition
correct behavior; obidience to rules
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prudence
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widsom or restraint
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quiescent
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motionless
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rarefy
 Definition
to make thinner or sparser
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repudiate
 Definition
reject the validity of
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reticent
 Definition
silent, reserved
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rehtoric
 Definition
effective writing or speaking
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soporific
 Definition
causing sleep or lathargy
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specious
 Definition
deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacius
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stigma
 Definition
mark of shame or discredit
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stolid
 Definition
unemotional
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tacit
 Definition
done without using words
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taciturn
 Definition
silent
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torpor
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extreme mental and physical sluggishness
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transitory
 Definition
temporary
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vacillate
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to sway physically; to be indecisive
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venerate
 Definition
respect deeply
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veracity
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filled with truth
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verbose
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wordy
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vex
 Definition
to annoy
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zeal
 Definition
passion
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