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General Vocab
Undergraduate 1
05/28/2011
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buttress
 Definition
a support or prop, often an external prop used to bolster a wall
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divest
 Definition
to remove/strip, esp. clothing
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enervate
 Definition
to weaken; to reduce in vitality
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ephemeral
 Definition
brief; fleeting
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inchoate
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in an initial stage; not fully formed
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intransigent
 Definition
refusing to compromise
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inundate
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to flood or overwhelm
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unnecessary
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plod
 Definition
to trudge; to move slowly and heavily
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precipitate
 Definition
acting with excessive haste or impulse
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rarefy
 Definition
to make or become thin, less dense; to refine
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