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Advancing Vocabulary Skills
spring 2015 chapter 7-11
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Grammar
Undergraduate 1
03/31/2015

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propensity
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a natural preference or tendency
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reprehensible
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deserving of blame, criticism, or disapproval
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fortuitous
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having by chance, by accident, or at random; lucky
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solace
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confort in sorrow or misfortune; consolation
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liaison
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a person who serves as a connection between individuals or groups; a go-between
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equivocate
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to be deliberately vague in order to mislead
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impeccable
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faultless; perfect
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solicitous
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showing or expressing concern, care, or attention
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predisposed
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tending toward or open to something beforehand
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sham
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a pretense or counterfeit; something meant to deceive
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sanction
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to authorize, allow, or approve
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inundate
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to cover, as by flooding; overwhelming with a large number or amount
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circumvent
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to avoid by going around or as if by going around; to escape from, prevent, or stop through cleverness
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reticent
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quiet or uncommunicative; reluctant to speak out
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robust
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healthy and strong; vigorous
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cohesive
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sticking or holding together; unified
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vociferous
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noisy; expressing feelings loudly and intensely
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attrition
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a gradual natural decrease in number; becoming few in number
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grievous
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causing grief or pain; very serious or severe
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oblivious
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unaware; failing to notice
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depreciate
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to fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of
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indiscriminate
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not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection
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sedentary
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marked by much sitting; requiring or taking little exercise
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tenet
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a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group
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terse
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brief and clear; effectively concise
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bolster
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to hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with rigid object
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inquisitive
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curious; eager to learn
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replete
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plentifully supplied; well-filled
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nebulous
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vague; unclear
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relegate
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to assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition
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utopia
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an ideal or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection
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raucous
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noisy and disorderly; boisterous
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recourse
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a source of help, security, or strength; something to turn to; option
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bureaucratic
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insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness
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reiterate
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to state again or repeatedly
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autonomy
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independence; self-government
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tantamount
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a group's expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence
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ostracize
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to expel or exclude from a group; shun
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mandate
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equal in effect or value; the same as
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tenacious
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holding firmly; persistent; stubborn
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liability
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something that acts as a disadvantage; a drawback
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clandestine
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done in secret; kept hidden
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incongruous
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out of place; having parts that are not in harmony or that are inconsistent
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contingency
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a possible future event that must be prepared for or guarded against; possiblility
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indigenous
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living, growing, or produced naturally in a particular place; native
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superfluous
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beyond what is needed, wanted or useful; extra
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prolific
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producing many works, results, or offspring; fertile
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exonerate
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to clear of an accusation or charge; prove innocent
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egocentric
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self-centered; seeing everything in terms of oneself
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reinstate
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to restore to a previous position or condition; bring back into being or use
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