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Vocab 19&20
Vocab exercise of Advancing Vocabulary Skill by Sherrie Nist 4th edition
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 1
05/09/2013
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deride
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to mock;belittling
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derogatory
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uncomplimentary
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fabricate
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to invent;make up
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impending
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approaching;imminent
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macabre
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gruesome;frightful
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misconstrue
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misunderstand;misinterpret
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paramount
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supreme;foremost
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quandary
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state of confusion;
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turbulent
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violent
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validate
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to prove;confirm
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abrasive
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harsh;rough
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admonish
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criticize;warn
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antithesis
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the reverse;exact opposite
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culmination
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final high point;climax
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docile
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obedient
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emulate
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imitate
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hierarchy
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ranked system
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incapacitate
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to disable;to make unfit
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prognonsis
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forecast;prediction
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tumult
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uproar;commotion
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