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General Vocab
Graduate
06/20/2013
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abate
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to diminish
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impute
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to unjustly blame
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adamantine
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unbreakable
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attenuated
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weakened
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quiescence
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inaction
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enmity
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hostility
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forbearance
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self-control
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capitulation
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surrender, set of conditions
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pharmacopoeia
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a stock of medicinal drugs
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impassive
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not showing emotion
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impugn
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to question or dispute
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amortize
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gradually liquidate
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peripatetic
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a wanderer
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umbrage
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offense
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assay
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asses
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obviate
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prevent
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presage
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a feeling of foreboding
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redolent
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fragrant
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salubrious
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healthy
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facsimile
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exact copy
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exiguity
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dearth, paucity
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coterie
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clique
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propitious
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favorable
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supercilious
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arrogant
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bowdlerize
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censor
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turgid
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swollen
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aver
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affirm
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sedulity
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diligent and attentive
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compunction
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guilt
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fetid
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smelly
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vitriolic
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harsh
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acuity
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keenness or sharpness
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oviparous
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egg laying
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bijoux
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jewel or trinket
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verdigris
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green patina on copper
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otiosity
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purposeless
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dilettante
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a person who feigns interest
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fastidious
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attentive and accurate
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despondency
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hopelessness
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abrogate
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repeal
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fugacious
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ephemeral
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