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51
English
Graduate
02/03/2008

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Term
Vacillate
Definition
v. waver; fluctuate
n. vacillation
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Venerate
Definition
v. revere
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Renege
Definition
v. deny; go back on
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Auspicious
Definition
ADJ. favoring success
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Hyperbole
Definition
n. exaggeration; overstatement
ADJ. hyperbolic
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insipid
Definition
ADJ. lacking in flavor; dull
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acerbic
Definition
ADJ. bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting
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deride
Definition
v. ridicule; make fun of
ADJ. derisive
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stagnant
Definition
ADJ. motionless; stale; dull
v. stagnate
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propagate
Definition
v. multiply; spread
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cursory
Definition
ADJ. casual; hastily done
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perfunctory
Definition
ADJ. superficial; not thorough
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dubious
Definition
ADJ. questionable; filled with doubt
n. dubiety
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zenith
Definition
n. point directly overhead in the sky; summit.
Term
ebb
Definition
v. recede; lessen
Also n.
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ignominy
Definition
n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
ADJ. ignominious
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magnanimity
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n. generosity
ADJ. magnanimous
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fortuitous
Definition
ADJ. accidental; by chance
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pertinacious
Definition
ADJ. stubborn; persistent
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overt
Definition
ADJ. open to view
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credulity
Definition
n. belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivete
ADJ. credulous
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expurgate
Definition
v. clean; remove offensive parts of a book.
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idiosyncrasy
Definition
n. individual trait; usually odd in nature; eccentricity
ADJ. idiosyncratic
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Candor
Definition
n. frankness; open honesty
ADJ. candid
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elegy
Definition
n. poem or song expressing lamentation
ADJ. elegiacal
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satirical
Definition
ADJ. mocking
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reprisal
Definition
n. retaliation
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affront
Definition
n. insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
Also v.
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insouciant
Definition
ADJ. indifferent; without concern or care
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querulous
Definition
ADJ. fretful; whining
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timorous
Definition
ADJ. fearful; demonstrating fear
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temerity
Definition
n. boldness; rashness
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avarice
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n. greediness for wealth
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craven
Definition
ADJ. cowardly
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apathy
Definition
n. lack of caring; indifference
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deference
Definition
n. courteous regard for another's wish
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culpable
Definition
ADJ. deserving blame
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enmity
Definition
n. ill will; hatred
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disputatious
Definition
ADJ. argumentative; fond of arguing
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caustic
Definition
ADJ. burning; sarcastically biting
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specious
Definition
ADJ. seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally).
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paucity
Definition
n. scarcity
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propensity
Definition
n. natural inclination
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brunt
Definition
n. main impact or shock
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preponderance
Definition
n. superiority of power, quantity, etc.
v. preponderate
ADJ. preponderant
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truculence
Definition
n. aggressiveness; ferocity
ADJ. truculent
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pugnacity
Definition
n. combativeness; disposition to fight
ADJ. pugnacious
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expunge
Definition
v. cancel; remove
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denigrate
Definition
v. blacken
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interminable
Definition
ADJ. endless
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precarious
Definition
ADJ. uncertain; risky
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