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English Vocabulary Section 6
Week 09
20
Court Reporting
Not Applicable
01/22/2013

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Term
affront
Definition
offend; insult; deliberate disrespect
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arrant
Definition
unmitigated; extreme; complete; out-and-out
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boon
Definition
blessing; benefit; favor
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circumlocution
Definition
verbosity; wordiness; wandering
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contentious
Definition
quarrelsome; argumentative; belligerent
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demesne
Definition
legal possession of land as one's own; estate
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dormant
Definition
asleep; inactive; latent
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equinox
Definition
the time of equal day and night
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feign
Definition
pretend; make false presentation; simulate
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grimly
Definition
hopelessly; horribly; bleakly; austerely
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imprecation
Definition
curse; malediction; jinx
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irrevocable
Definition
irreversible; fixed; unchangeable
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meniscus
Definition
crescent-shaped body; concavo-convex lens
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ominous
Definition
threatening; menacing; portending doom
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pilaster
Definition
shallow rectangular building feature like a column
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proximity
Definition
nearness; closeness; propinquity
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retrogression
Definition
return to former and less complex level
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specter
Definition
ghost; phantom; apparition
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thrombosis
Definition
presence of blood clot in the blood vessel
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virtuoso
Definition
masterful musician; master in any field
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