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Vocab Level F
Units 7-10
74
English
Not Applicable
06/08/2005

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beneficient
Definition
peforming acts of kindness
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disconcert
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to confuse
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redoubtable
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inspiring awe and fear
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stipend
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a payment made periodically
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prate
Definition
to talk a lot in a foolish manner
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restitution
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the act of restoring something,
making good loss for damage
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punctilious
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very careful and exact
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stalwar
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strong and sturdy; brave
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reprove
Definition
to find fault with, scold, rebuke
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elan
Definition
vigor and liveliness

usually it is "with elan"
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elan
Definition
vigor and liveliness

usually it is "with elan"
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dissipate
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to cause to dissapear
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disavow
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to deny responsibility
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conducive
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helpful
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expugate
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to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text
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dispassionate
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impartial, calm; free from emotion
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consternation
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dismay, confusion
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dissention
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disagreement
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acrimonious
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stinging, bitter in temper or tone
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corpulent
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fat; having a large, bulky body
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subservient
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subordinate in capacity or role; serving to promote some end; submissively obedient
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perfidy
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faithlessness, treachery
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hypothetical
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based on an assumption or guess
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impugn
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to call into question
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odium
Definition
hatred
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intemperate
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lacking in self control
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ignoble
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mean
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squeamish
Definition
inclined to nausea, gets sick easily
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susceptible
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open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
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gauntlet
Definition
a glove
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relegate
Definition
to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
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adulation
Definition
praise or flattery that is excessive
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envanescent
Definition
vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
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dilatory
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not on time, not prompt; tending to delay
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abate
Definition
to make less in amount, degree; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
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irresolute
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unable to make up one's mind
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astute
Definition
shrewd, crafting
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avarice
Definition
a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
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egregious
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conspicuous, standing out from the mass
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culpable
Definition
deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
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anathema
Definition
an object intense dislike
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equivocate
Definition
to speak or act in a way that allows of more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambigous
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slovenly
Definition
untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
Definition
something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
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succinct
Definition
expressed briefly and clearly
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recapitulate
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recap
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nebulous
Definition
cloudlike
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resuscitate
Definition
revive
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torpid
Definition
inactive, sluggish, dull
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novice
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a beginner
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penury
Definition
extreme poverty
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modicum
Definition
a small or moderate amount
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pretentious
Definition
done for show, striving to make a big impression
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fortuitous
Definition
accidental, happening by chance
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covert
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hidden, disguised
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bedlam
Definition
a scene of uproar
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debonair
Definition
pleasant, courteous, lighthearted
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annotation
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a critical or explanatory
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gist
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the essential part
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efficacious
Definition
effective, producing results
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accrue
Definition
accumulate over time
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dun
Definition
to demand insistently
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dun
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to demand insistently
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antediluvian
Definition
relating to or typical of ancient times
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sedentary
Definition
characterized by or calling for continued sitting
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imperious
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overbearing, arrogant
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gratuitous
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freely given
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procrastinate
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to delay
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recondite
Definition
exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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munificent
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extremely lavish
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inimical
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unfrendly, hostile
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motley
Definition
showing great diversity or variety; composed of different elements or many colors
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invective
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a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
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reprobate
Definition
depraved, vicious or unpricipled person, scoundrel
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