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Undergraduate 1
11/03/2009

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Accretion
Definition
a growth in size; increase in amount; accumulation
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Arbitrary
Definition
determined by chance or impulse
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Onerous
Definition
troublesome and oppressive; burdensome; arduous
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Latent
Definition
potential that is not readily apparent; dormant
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Florid
Definition
excessively decorated or embellished
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Audacious
Definition
fearless and daring
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Attenuate
Definition
reduce in force or degree; weaken
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Diurnal
Definition
existing during the day
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Dither
Definition
to act confusedly or without clear purpose
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Estimable
Definition
admirable
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Assuage
Definition
to make something unpleasant less severe
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Assail
Definition
to attack, assault
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Arrogate
Definition
to claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
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Distend
Definition
to swell, inflate, bloat
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Imbue
Definition
to infuse, dye, wet, moisten
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Larceny
Definition
Theft of property
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Effigy
Definition
stuffed doll; likeness of a person
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Plucky
Definition
courageous, spunky
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Plebeian
Definition
crude or coarse; characteristic of commoners
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Equivocate
Definition
to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead
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Laud
Definition
to praise or glorify
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Ersatz
Definition
fake
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Intractable
Definition
not easily managed or manipulate
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Cabal
Definition
a secret group seeking to overturn something
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Deference
Definition
respect; courtesy
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Jettison
Definition
to discard; to get rid of as unnecessary or encumbring
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Apostate
Definition
one who renounces a religious faith
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Approbation
Definition
approval and praise
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Ethos
Definition
beliefs or character of a group
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Maelstrom
Definition
whirlpool; turmoil; agitated state of mind
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Magnate
Definition
powerful or influential person
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Precis
Definition
short summary of facts
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Prescient
Definition
having forsight
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Prevaricate
Definition
to lie or deviate from the truth
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Probity
Definition
complete honesty or integrity
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Yoke
Definition
to join together
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Zenith
Definition
the point of culmination; peak
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Supplant
Definition
to replace another by force; to take the place of
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Umbrage
Definition
offense; resentment
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Unconscionable
Definition
unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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Unconscionable
Definition
Unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
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Unequivocal
Definition
absolute; certain
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Vacillate
Definition
to physically sway or be indecisive
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Surly
Definition
rude and bad tempered
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Sybarite
Definition
a person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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Veracity
Definition
filled with truth and accuracy
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Surfeit
Definition
excessive amount
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Inure
Definition
to harden; accustom; become used to
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Augury
Definition
prophesy; prediction of events
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August
Definition
defined; grandiose
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Austere
Definition
severe or stern in appearance; undecorated
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Axiom
Definition
premise; postulate; self-evident truth
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Bevy
Definition
group
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Furtive
Definition
secret stealthy
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Perspicacious
Definition
shrewd, astute, or keen-witted
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Inimical
Definition
hostile; unfriendly
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Ford
Definition
to cross a body of water by wading
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Iniquity
Definition
sin, evil act
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Abate
Definition
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Abase
Definition
to humble; disgrace
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Molt
Definition
to shed hair, skin, or outer layer periodically
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Pervade
Definition
to be present throughout; permeate
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Hyperbole
Definition
purposeful exaggeration for effect
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Forestall
Definition
to prevent or delay; anticipate
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Idiosyncrasy
Definition
peculiarity of temperament; eccentricity; quirky
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Ignoble
Definition
having low moral standards; not noble in character; mean; lowly; vulgar
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Eschew
Definition
th shun; to avoid; to escape; to elude
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Innocuous
Definition
harmless; benign; insipid
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Dogmatic
Definition
dictatorial in one's opinions; authoritarian
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Fervid
Definition
intensely emotional; feverish; passionate; zealous
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Droll
Definition
amusing in a dry, subtle way
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Inquest
Definition
investigation; an inquiry or probe
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Husband
Definition
to manage economically; to use sparingly; to conserve
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Volatile
Definition
easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive
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Ephemeral
Definition
lasting a short time
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Repudiate
Definition
to reject the validity of
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Abjure
Definition
to reject; to abandon formally
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Dissemble
Definition
to present a false appearance to disguise one's real intentions or character
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Fortuitous
Definition
happening by chance; fortunate
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Abeyance
Definition
temporary suspension or suppression
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Disparate
Definition
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
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Fractious
Definition
unruly; rebellious; contentious
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Aberrant
Definition
deviating from what is normal or expected; deviate
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Mollify
Definition
to calm or make less severe; pacify
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Parry
Definition
to ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer
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Kinetic
Definition
relating to motion; characterized by movement
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Restive
Definition
impatient, uneasy, restless
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Abscond
Definition
to leave secretly
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Foment
Definition
to arouse or incite; instigate
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Edify
Definition
to instruct morally and spiritually; guide, teach
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Machination
Definition
plot or scheme
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Adulterate
Definition
to make impure; debase
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Prattle
Definition
meaningless, foolish talk; babble
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Peregrinate
Definition
to wander from place to place; to travel, especially on foot
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Itinerant
Definition
wander from place to place; unsettled
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Sully
Definition
to tarnish or taint
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Tyro
Definition
beginner, novice
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Lumber
Definition
to move slowly and awkwardly
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Perfunctory
Definition
done in a routine way; indifferent
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Abstemious
Definition
moderate in appetite
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Orotund
Definition
pompous
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Perfidious
Definition
willing to betray; disloyal
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Bonhomie
Definition
good natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer
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Cosset
Definition
to pamper; treat with great care
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Militate
Definition
to operate against; to work against
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Ardor
Definition
intense and passionate feeling
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Frenetic
Definition
frantic; frenzied
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Phalanx
Definition
a compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
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Dilatory
Definition
intended to delay
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