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English Vocabulary Section 8
Week 08
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Court Reporting
Not Applicable
04/08/2010

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affectation
Definition
artificial behavior; artificially; pose
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arbiter
Definition
moderaor; umpire; referee
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berate
Definition
criticize hatefully; tongue-lash; chide
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chicanery
Definition
deception; duplicity; bamboozling
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consensus
Definition
unanimity; accord; general agreement
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degenerate
Definition
deteriorate; break down; decline
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divot
Definition
bit of turf dug by golf club while making shot
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envenom
Definition
poison; infect; contaminate; pollute
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falter
Definition
stumble; stutter; ware
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gossamer
Definition
gauzy; thin; airy; delicate
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impale
Definition
pierce with pointed object, esp. to torture
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intensify
Definition
make more forcceful; accentuate; augment
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marsupial
Definition
pouched animal without placenta, as kangaroo
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obloquy
Definition
abusive language; strongly condemning language
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perennial
Definition
enduring; perpetual; continual
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proletariat
Definition
working class; the common people; rank and file
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renounce
Definition
formally give up; disown; abdicate; abjure
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severe
Definition
difficult; harsh; arduous; stern; uncompromising
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sylvan
Definition
relating to woods or forest; wooded; forested
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vacuous
Definition
empty of contents; unintelligent; shallow
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