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Undergraduate 4
10/18/2008

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Propriety
Definition
correct behavior, obedience to rules and customs
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Pedant
Definition
Someone who shows off learning
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Mitigate
Definition
Soften, to lessen
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Loquacious
Definition
Talkative
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Ephemeral
Definition
Lasting a short time
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Engender
Definition
To produce, to cause, to bring about
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Antipathy
Definition
Extreme dislike
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Cacophony
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Harsh, jarring noise
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Enumerate
Definition
Count, list, itemize
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Garrulous
Definition
Tending to talk a lot
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Ingenuous
Definition
Showing innocence or child-like sympathy
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Misanthrope
Definition
A person who dislikes others
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Obdurate
Definition
Hardened in feeling
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Ostentation
Definition
Excessive showiness
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Prevaricate
Definition
Lie/deviate from the truth
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Aggrandize
Definition
to increase in power, influence, and reputation
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Attenuate
Definition
To reduce in force or degree, weaken
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Banal
Definition
Predictable, cliched, boring
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Decorum
Definition
Appropriateness of behavior/conduct, propriety
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Enervate
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To reduce in strength
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Exculpate
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To clear from blame, prove innocent
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Exigent
Definition
Urgent, requiring immediate action
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Assuage
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To make something less intense or severe
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Enigma
Definition
One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable
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Equivocal
Definition
Ambiguous, of uncertain significance
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Precipitate
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To throw violently, bring about abruptly, lacking deliberation
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Laconic
Definition
Using few words
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Capricious
Definition
Characterized by or subject to whim
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Desiccate
Definition
Dry out thoroughly, make dull/lifeless
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Pragmatic
Definition
Concerned with practical matters
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Insular
Definition
Isolated
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Craven
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Cowardly
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Sedulous
Definition
Diligent in application or attention
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Petulant
Definition
Moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance
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Abate
Definition
To reduce in amount, degree, or severity
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Abscond
Definition
To leave secretly
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Amalgamate
Definition
Doubtful or uncertain; able to be interpreted several ways
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Bombastic
Definition
Pompous in speech and manner
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Castigate
Definition
To punish or criticize harshly
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Corroborate
Definition
To provide supporting evidence
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Alacrity
Definition
Eager and enthusiastic willingness
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Disabuse
Definition
To undeceive; to set right
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Fulminate
Definition
To loudly attack or denounce
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Inured
Definition
Accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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Irascible
Definition
Easily angered, prone to temperamental outburts
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garrulous
Definition
excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner. Wordy or diffuse.
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Wanton
Definition
Undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
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Wizened
Definition
Shriveled, withered, wrinkled
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Winsome
Definition
Charming, happily engaging
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Peregrinate
Definition
To wander from place to place
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Circumspect
Definition
Watchful and discreet
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Quiescent
Definition
Motionless
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Querulous
Definition
Inclined to complain, irritable
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Sybarite
Definition
Person devoted to pleasure/luxury
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Temerity
Definition
Reckless boldness; rashness. NOT TIMID!!
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Maladriot
Definition
Unskillful; bungling;tactless
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Precipitate
Definition
Acting w/ excessive haste/impulsive.
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Refulgent
Definition
Radiant, shiny, brilliant.
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Magnanimity
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Quality of being generously noble in mind/heart
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Stymie
Definition
To block; thwart.
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Truculent
Definition
Fierce/cruel; eager to fight.
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Flout
Definition
To show contempt for, as in a rule/convention
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Inimical
Definition
Damaging; harmful; injurious
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Immutable
Definition
Not capable of change
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Impetuous
Definition
Hastily or rashly energetic
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Perspicacious
Definition
Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
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Perfunctory
Definition
Cursory; done w/ out care or interest
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Intractable
Definition
Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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Intractable
Definition
Not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate.
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Perfunctory
Definition
Cursory; done w/out care or interest.
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Perspicacious
Definition
Acutely perceptive; having keen discernment.
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