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vocab 11-15
vocab 11-15
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Undergraduate 1
10/25/2011
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Entrepreneur
 Definition
person who takes the risk of bussiness undertaking
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Adept
 Definition

expert

highly skilled
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Stint
 Definition
period of work
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Presumptuous
 Definition

too bold

overly confident
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Eradicate
 Definition
wipe out
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Stringent
 Definition

strict

controlled
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Standardized
 Definition
make consistent uniform
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Encompass
 Definition

contain

to inculde
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Homogeneous
 Definition
make similar
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Sordid
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indecent

morally low
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Rancor
 Definition

intense hatred

ill will
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Innocuous
 Definition

harmless

inoffensive
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Repugnant
 Definition
repulsive
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Masochist
 Definition
a person who gains satisfaction from pain
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Flamboyant
 Definition

bold

verry showy
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Foible
 Definition

a minor weakness

character flaw
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Recrimination
 Definition

accusationin response to an accuser

(backlash)
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Exhort
 Definition
to urge with argument or strong advice
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Magnanimous
 Definition
especially generous in forgiving
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Meticulous
 Definition
Exremely carefull and exact
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Exacerbate
 Definition
to make more severe
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Mitigate
 Definition

relieve

make less severe

 

 
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Unprecedented
 Definition
the first instance of something
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Panacea
 Definition
cure-all
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Atrophy
 Definition
become weak
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Depreivation
 Definition
lack or shortage of basic necessities
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Imperitive
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Necessary

uegent
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Objective
 Definition
not influenced by emotion
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Utilitarian
 Definition
intended for practical use
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Deplore
 Definition
to feel or express disaproval of
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Exhilaration
 Definition
high spirits
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Extricate
 Definition
free from a situation
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Tenuous
 Definition
having little substance
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Decorum
 Definition
socially accectable behavior
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Rejuvenate
 Definition
to make (someone) feel or seem young again
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Espouse
 Definition
to support, argue for
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Synchronize
 Definition
to cause to uccur at exactly the same time
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Facilitate
 Definition
to make easier to do or to get
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Orthodox
 Definition
traditional rules or beliefs
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Exorbitant
 Definition
excessive
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