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Vocabulary: Week 3
List of Vocabulary Words for Week Three
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Undergraduate 1
03/11/2012

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Anachronism (n.)
Definition
Something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time
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Annul (v.)
Definition
1. To make void or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate
2. To reduce to nothing
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Banal (adj.)
Definition
Devoid of freshness or originality; common
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Exonerate (v.)
Definition
1. To clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate
2. To relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task
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Ignominious (adj.)
Definition
Discreditable; humiliating; contemptible
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Ineffable (adj.)
Definition
1. Incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible
2. Not to be spoken because of its sacredness; unutterable
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Intrinsic (adj.)
Definition
Belonging to a thing by its very nature; true; innate; natural
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Litany (n.)
Definition
1. A ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer
2. A prolonged or tedious account
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Naive (adj.)
Definition
1. Having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information
2. Having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality
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Traverse (v.)
Definition
To pass or move over, along, or through
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