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Princeton Review List Three
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02/26/2010

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acumen
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noun, keen, accurate judgment or insight
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adulterate
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verb, to reduce putirty by combining with inferior ingredients
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amalgamate
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verb, to combine several elements into a whole
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archaic
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adjective, outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
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aver
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verb, to state as a fact; to declare or assert
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bolster
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verb, to provide support or reinforcement
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bombastic
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adjective, pompous; grandiloquent
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diatribe
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noun, a harsh denunciation
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dissemble
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verb, to disguise or conceal; to mislead
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eccentric
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adjective, departing from norms or conventions
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endemic
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adjective, characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region or people
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evanescent
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adjective, tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing
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exacerbate
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verb, to make worse or more severe
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fervent
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adjective, greatly emotional or zealous
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fortuitous
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adjective, happening by accident or chance
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germane
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adjective, relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter
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grandiloquence
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noun, pompous speech or expression
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hackneyed
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adjective, rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage
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halcyon
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adjective, calm and peaceful
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hedonism
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noun, devotion to pleasurable pursuits, especially to the pleasures of the senses
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hegemony
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noun, the consistent dominance of one state or ideology over others
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iconoclast
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noun, one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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idolatrous
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noun, given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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impassive
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adjective, revealing no emotion
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imperturbable
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adjective, marked by exreme calm, impassivity and steadiness
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implacable
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adjective, not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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impunity
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noun, immunity from punishment or penalty
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inchoate
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adjective, in an initial stage, not fully formed
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infelicitous
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adjective, unfortunate; inappropriate
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insipid
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adjective, without taste or flavor, lacking in spirit, bland
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loquacious
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adjective, extremely talkative
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luminous
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adjective, characterized by brightness and the emission of light
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malevolent
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adjective, having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
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malleable
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adjective, capable of being shaped or formed, tractable, pliable
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mendacity
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noun, the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty
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meticulous
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adjective, characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail
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misanthrope
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noun, one who hates all other humans
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mitigate
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verb, to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate
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obdurate
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adjective, unyielding; hardhearted; intractable
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obsequious
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adjective, exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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occlude
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verb, to obstruct or block
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opprobrium
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noun, disgrace; contempt; scorn
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pedagogy
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noun, the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing
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pedantic
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adjective, overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one's knowledge
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penury
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noun, poverty; distitution
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pervasive
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adjective, having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout
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pine
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verb, to yearn intensely; to languish, to lose vigor
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pirate
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verb, to ilegally use or reproduce
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pith
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noun, the essential or central part
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pithy
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adjective, precise and brief
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placate
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verb, to appease, to calm by making concessions
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platitude
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noun, a superficial remark, especially one offered as meaningful
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plummet
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verb, to plunge or drop straight down
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polemical
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adjective, controversial, argumentative
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prodigal
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adjective, recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish
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profuse
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adjective, given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant
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proliferate
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verb, to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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queries
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noun, questions, inquiries, doubts in the mind, reservations
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querulous
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adjective, prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish
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rancourous
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adjective, characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
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recalcitrant
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adjective, obstinately defiant of authority, difficult to manage
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repudiate
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verb, to refuse to have anything to do with, disown
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rescind
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verb, to invalidate, to repeal, to retract
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reverent
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adjective, marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling feeling of profound awe and respect
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rhetoric
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noun, the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
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salubrious
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adjective, promoting health or well-being
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solvent
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adjective, able to meet financial obligations, able to dissolve another substance
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specious
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adjective, seeming true, but actually being fallacious, misleadingly attractive, plausible but false
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spurious
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adjective, lacking authenticity or validity, false, counterfeit
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subpoena
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noun, a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony
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succinct
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adjective, brief, concise
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superfluous
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adjective, exceeding what is sufficient or necessary
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surfeit
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noun/verb, an overabundant supply, excess, to feed or supply to excess
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tenacity
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noun, the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued, persistent determination
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tenuous
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adjective, having little substance or strength, flimsy, weak
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tirade
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noun, a long and extremely critical speech, a harsh denunciation
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transient
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adjective, fleeting, passing quickly, brief
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zealous
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adjective, fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to a cause
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