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Advanced Princeton Review Vocab 2
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11th Grade
02/26/2012

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polymath
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one who has many abilities/ vocations
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plethora
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a lot of
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picayune
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very small (Pika-Chuu!)
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enervated
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to weaken see also attenuate/ vitiate
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vituperative
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mean/ revengeful
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aspersion
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a mean phrase. mocking/ harmful
perhaps like mocking a person because that person has aspergers
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pejorative
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mean phrase. same as aspersion
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hirsute
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hairy, as in a hirsute monkey (Pronounced her-soot)
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crepuscular
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nocturnal.
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redolent
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a smell that creates memories. as in the fragrance was redolent of her childhood
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chicanery
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childish pranks. as in how sean connery acts on SNL Jeopardy
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plethora
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a lot of
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myriad
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another word for plethora
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preclude
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opposite of include. to rule out in advance. drinking precludes thirst
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mitigate
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to minimize. as in, to pass through the mini-gate
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abnegate
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to deny or surrender. As in, releasing ego is a process of self-abnegation
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vituperative
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harmful phrase. almost vindictive
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venal
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open to bribery. as in: these venal and virulent vermin vouchsafing justice
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dilettante
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a dabbler in many hobbies
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dilatory
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to be late. as in: dilly-dally (thanks SG)
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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seraphim
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small gossamer strands. angelic spiderwebs
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serendipitious
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random, lucky, inspirational
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eclectic
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random mix. what you see in art shops in Laguna
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esoteric
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random by stylized. like this word list. also a halfway decent rapper from the early 2000s
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cacophony
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obnoxious sounds. caca
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ebullient
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excessively emotional; over-happy
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histrionic
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excessively emotional; hysterical
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platitude
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soothing, boring phrase. intended to placate (to calm). placid means calm. as in: a penny earned is a penny saved.
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hackneyed
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hacked to boredom
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prosaic
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another word for boring or plain. take prozac and the world becomes rather prosaic, I would imagine
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hypnagogic
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relating to that state right before sleep. kinda means boring: as in, the lecture was rather hpynagogic
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transient
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short-lived; just passing through
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diaphanous
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allowing light to shine through, like a diaphanous gown. diaphoresis means sweat; how the skin lets liquid through
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litigate
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wanting to go to court
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censure
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not to be confused with censor. censor means to block out. censure means to judge
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rhetorical
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intended to persuade. what a rhetorical question does; it involves the reader in a persuasive manner
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pedagogical
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related to instruction; preaching from a pedastal
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didactic
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instructional
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heuristic
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a device that helps learning, like a diagram or a mnemonic for vocab
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impetuous
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stuck up and hard to control
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petulant
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resisting authority. as in, a petulant child who won't leave chuck e cheeses
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peripheral
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on the outside edge. a tangential idea. similar to what you see with peripheral vision. on the periphery
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posthumous
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after death
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penurious
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thrifty or poor; one who values pennies
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profligate
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wasting money down the profit gate
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rival
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to be nearly equal (and hence a rival)
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raiment
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royal clothing
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verdant
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related to the forest. arborial (trees)
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cornhobble
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to beat down with a dead fish
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callipygian
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having a shapely buttocks (hey, I didn't create it)
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micturate
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to urinate
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mellifluous
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wonderfully harmonious
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obsequious
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brown-noser; seeking gain by flattery
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sychophant
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obsequious manipulator. a yes-man
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pneumoultramicroscopicsilicovolanoconeosis
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longest word in english language. the medical term for black lung disease
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sesquipedalian
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lover of big words
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perspicacious
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wise and keen observer, like the perspiring sage in her teepee
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trenchant
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keen and incisive; able to dig trenches through others by one's keen insight or speech
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acumen
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related to acuity (keenness of sight) meaning how carefully one conducts oneself in business, study, sport
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myopic
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short-sighted. only able to see what is close up; missing the big picture
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