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Aerospace Engineering
12/08/2011
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Chagrin
 Definition
embarrassment, a complete loss of courage
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Impediment
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a barrier, obstruction
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Debacle
 Definition
a complete failure, a total collapse
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Labyrinth
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a complicated network of winding passages, a maze
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Altruism
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a concern for others, generosity
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Emendation
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a correction
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Imprecation
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a curse
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Shard
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a fragment
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Quandary
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a puzzling situation,a dilemma
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Boor
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a rude or impolite person
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Aegis
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a shield, protection
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Bauble
 Definition
a showy but useless thing
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Cataclysm
 Definition
a violent change
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Celibate
 Definition
abstaining from intercourse
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Adventitious
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accidental, nonessential
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Egocentric
 Definition
acting as things are centered around oneself
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Antithesis
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an exact opposite, an opposite extreme
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Fop
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an excessively fashion-conscious man
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Demeanor
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behavior, manner of conducting oneself
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Optimum
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best, most favorable, ideal
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Rakish
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carefree, dashing, jaunty
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Factious
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causing disagreement
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Sanguine
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cheerful, optimistic
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Facetious
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comical, jocular, flippant
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Carrion
 Definition
decaying flesh
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Sadistic
 Definition
deriving pleasure from inflicting pain on others
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Ignoble
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dishonorable, shameful
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Perfunctory
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done without care; routine fashion
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Fervent
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eager, earnest
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Ebullient
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enthusiastic
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Panegyric
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expression of praise
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Sacrosanct
 Definition
extremely holy
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Imperative
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extremely necessary, vitally important
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Fecund
 Definition
fertile, productive
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Nebulous
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hazy, vague, uncertain
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Bona Fide
 Definition
in good faith
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Perspicacity
 Definition
keenness of judgement
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Ephemeral
 Definition
lasting only a brief time, short lived
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Parochial
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local, narrow, limited
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Fortuitous
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lucky; by chance
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Bland
 Definition
mild, tasteless, dull
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Ambiguous
 Definition
open to more than one interpretation
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Pedestrian
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ordinary or dull
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Baroque
 Definition
overly decorated
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Impotent
 Definition
powerless, lacking strength
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Hedonism
 Definition
pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses
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Carnal
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relating to physical appetite, especially sexual
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Quasi-
 Definition
resembling, seeming, half
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Deference
 Definition
respect, consideration
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Opulent
 Definition
rich, luxurious, wealthy
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Elegy
 Definition
sad or mournful poem
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Bestial
 Definition
savage, brutal
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Amorphous
 Definition
shapeless, formless, vague
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Non Sequitur
 Definition
something that does not logically follow
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Obloquy
 Definition
strong disapproval, a bad reputation resulting from public criticism
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Pedantic
 Definition
tending to show off one's learning
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Importune
 Definition
to ask persistently, to beg
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Obfuscate
 Definition
to confuse, to bewilder
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Rectify
 Definition
to correct, to make right
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Edify
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to improve someone morally
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Extenuate
 Definition
to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
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Gloat
 Definition
to look or think about with great satisfaction
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Besmirch
 Definition
to make dirty, to stain
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Besiege
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to overwhelm, to surround and attack
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Impale
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to pierce through with a sharp stake through the body
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Bowdlerize
 Definition
to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
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Glower
 Definition
to stare angrily
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Recapitulate
 Definition
to summarize, to repeat briefly
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Deviate
 Definition
to turn aside from a course, to stray
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Impair
 Definition
to weaken, to cause to become worse
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Enervate
 Definition
to weaken
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Nihilism
 Definition
total rejection of established laws
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Diaphanous
 Definition
very sheer and light
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Maelstrom
 Definition
whirlpool, turbulence, agitated state of mind
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Effete
 Definition
worn out