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Spring Vocab
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11th Grade
05/19/2009

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mitigate
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v. to make milder or more endurable
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prodigious
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adj. immense; amazing
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doff
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v. to take off
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cursory
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adj. rapid and superficial
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supplicate
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v. to beg
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fulsome
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adj. offensive from excess of praise or commendation
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blithe
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adj. cheerful;casual;carefree
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ruminate
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v. to think over; chewing the cud
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ruminate
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v. to think over; chewing the cud
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bombast
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n. inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
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dubious
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adj. doubtful
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callosity
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n. the state of being hard and insensible
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callosity
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n. the state of being hard and insensible
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fledgling
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n. a young bird; metaphorically, a young one
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corpulent
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adj. obese
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sodden
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adj. soaked; saturated
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gallant
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adj. possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit
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quaff
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v. to drink deeply
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extortion
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n. the practice of obtaining by violence or intimidation
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malign
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v. to speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely
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ungainly
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adj. clumsy
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phlegmatic
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adj. having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
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winsome
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adj. attractive
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upbraid
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v. to reproach as deserving blame
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vainglory
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n. excessive, pretentioius, and demonstrative vanity
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mellifluous
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adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing
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peccadillo
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n. a small sin, flaw
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vicissitude
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n. a change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances
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fecund
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adj. very productive of crops or young
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pommel
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v. to beat with something thick or bulky
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lackadaisical
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adj. listless; lazy
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gesticulate
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v. to make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech
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erudite
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adj. very-learned, arrogant
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moxie
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n. spirit; aggressive energy; outgoing
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dulcet
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adj. sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious
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persiflage
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n. banter
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wend
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v. to go; proceed
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peevish
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adj. petulant, or irritable
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rankle
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v. to produce irritation or festering
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aesthetic
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n. the study of beauty, taste, or the fine arts
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ineffable
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adj. unutterable in word; indescribable
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scurrilous
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adj. abusive; obscene; indecent
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torpor
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n. apathy
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archetype
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n. a prototype often referred to in artistic work
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puerile
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adj. childish; immature
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paradigm
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n. a model or example
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enervate
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v. to weaken or destroy strength or vitality
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turgid
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adj. excessively ornate or swollen or bloated
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magnanimous
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adj. generous in treating or judging others
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opulent
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adj. wealthy
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perdify
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n. treachery
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truculent
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adj. aggressive or ferocious
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deplorable
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adj. contemptible
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platitude
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n. a written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace
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subterfuge
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n. evasion
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quotidian
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adj. daily; commonplace; customary
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espouse
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v. to marry; give one's support to
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apostate
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n. one who abandons his/her veliefs as in religion or cause; revolt
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gustatory
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adj. affecting or relating to the sense of taste
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fete
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n. a festival or feast
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mollify
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v. to make calmer or quieter
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pluck
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n. courage
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esoteric
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adj. hard to understand; known only to the chosen few
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ignoble
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adj. unworthy; not noble
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gourmand
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n. an epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink
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draconian
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adj. extremely severe
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aboreal
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adj. of, or connected with trees
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fractious
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adj. unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered
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saturnine
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adj. morose; gloomy
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foppish
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adj. paying much attention to clothes; stylish
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exodus
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n. departure (of a large number of people)
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deluge
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n. a flood or heavin downpour
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gauche
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adj. clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth
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laconic
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adj. terse, few in words
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recoil
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v. to take aback as in dismay, loathing, or dread
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transient
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adj. temporary; fleeting
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inured
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n. accustomed to; hardened
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undulate
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v. to move in wavelike fashion; fluctuate
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pulchritude
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n. beauty; comeliness
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zephyr
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n. any soft, gentle wind
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florid
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adj. flushed with red
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disseminate
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v. distribute (esp ideas)
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insouciant
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adj. without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent
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facetious
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adj. amusing
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abtruse
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adj. difficult to comprehend
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genuflect
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v. bend the knee as in worship
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trenchant
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adj. foreceful; vigorous or extremely perceptive; incisive
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insipid
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adj. lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull
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coalesce
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v. to come together and unite in one substance
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ebbulient
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adj. overflowing with enthusiasm showing excitement
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hoi polloi
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n. the masses; the rebble
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indelible
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adj. that which cannot be rubbed out
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panegyric
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n. formal praise; eulogy
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miser
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n. person who loves wealth and spends little
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pellucid
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adj. transparent; easy to understand
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cogitate
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v. to think deeply; mediate
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lugubrious
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adj. mournful; exessively sad
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harrow
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v. to distress; create stress or torment
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vitiate
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to lower the quality; weaken the strength
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maladroit
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adj. tactless; clumsy
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restive
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adj. refusing to move; reluctant to be controlled
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splenetic
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adj. bad tempered; irritable
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disconcert
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v. to upset the self-possession of; ruffle
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feckless
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adj. lacking purpose or vitality; ineffective careless
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iconoclast
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n. person who attacks popular beliefs
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paucity
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n. scarcity; a lack of
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effrontery
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n. rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness
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remonstrate
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v. to pretest; object
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savant
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n. person of great learning
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placate
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v. to soothe; pacify; calm
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tepid
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adj. luckwarm
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assuage
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v. to make smooth; (pain, desire) less
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phlegmatic
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adj. calm;sluggish temperament; unemotional
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cogent
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adj. strong; convincing
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lope
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v. to move along with long strides
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virago
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n. a loud domineering woman; a scold or nag
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inane
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adj. silly; senseless
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facile
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adj. easily done
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stentorian
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adj. extremely loud and powerful
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diaphanous
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adj. transparent
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effrontery
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n. boldness; arrogance
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schadenfreude
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n. pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others
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intrepid
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n. fearless
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ennui
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n. boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest
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fealty
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n. loyalty
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palaver
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n. idle talk or chatter
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meretricious
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adj. attractive on the surface but of little value
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pandemic
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adj. affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease
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reciprocity
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n. equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed
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repine
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v. to indulge in frefulness and faultfinding
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sibilance
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n. a hissing sound
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temerity
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n. recklessness
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halcyon
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n. calm; peaceful
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kismet
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n. fate; destiny
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menagerie
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n. collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo
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palliate
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v. to ease pain (without curing; make less sever or offensive (a crime or illness)
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aberration
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n. deviation from the normal; mental disorder
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bucolic
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adj. rustic; pastoral
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cavil
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v. to quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
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diurnal
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adj. daily; occurring during the daytime
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fugacious
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adj. fleeting
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stultify
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v. to give an appearance of foolishness to
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vernal
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adj. belonging to or suggestive of the spring
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dolor
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n. lamentation
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effete
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n. having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted
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fatuous
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adj. smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly
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redoutable
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adj. formidable; causing fear
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