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Communication
Undergraduate 2
12/10/2013
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felon
 Definition
a person guilty of charge
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furtive
 Definition
secret, stealthy
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plethora
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excess
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hapless
 Definition
unfortunate
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irate
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angry, incensed
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avid
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eager
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cajole
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coax, persuade by flattery, pleading
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rudimentary
 Definition
slight variation in meaning, tone.
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enhance
 Definition
intensify, heighten
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nuance
 Definition
elementary, subtle slight degree of difference
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abound
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to exist in great numbers
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technology
 Definition
branch of technology dealing with engineered applied science
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prognosticate
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to predict or foretell a future event
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automaton
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a robot; a mechanical person
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matron
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an older married woman
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badger
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to pester, nag, annoy persistently
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implore
 Definition
to plead urgently for aid or mercy
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drudgery
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unpleasant, dull, or hard work
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interminable
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unending
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perceive
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to understand, know, become aware of
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laconic
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expressing
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throng
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crowd
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intrepid
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brave
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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reticent
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silent
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paradox
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a statement which at first seems to be absurd of self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true
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realm
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special field of something or someone; kingdom
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annals
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historical records
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compound
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to increase or add
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tinge
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a trace, smattering or slight degree
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alacrity
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briskness, lively action
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disdain
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contempt
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belligerent
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warlike
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intimidate
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to overawe
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feint
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a false attack
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tangible
 Definition
having actual form
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laceration
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jagged wound
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castigate
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to correct by punishing
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sordid
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dirty, base
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octogenarian
 Definition
person in his or her eighties
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