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General Vocab
Undergraduate 4
10/23/2012
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Appellation (n)
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name
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Apposite (adj)
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Strikingly appropriate and relevant
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Apprise (v)
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to inform
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Approbation (n)
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praise; approval
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Appropriate (v)
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to take possession for one's own use; confiscate
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Apropos (adj)
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relevant
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Arabesque (n)
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ornate design featuring intertwined curves; a ballet position in which one leg is extended in back while the other support the weight of the body.
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Archeology (n)
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the study of material evidence of past human life
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Ardor (n)
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great emotion or passion
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Arduous (adj)
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extremely difficult, laborious
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Argot(n)
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a specialized vocabulary used by a group
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Arrest (v)
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to stop; to seize
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Artifact (n)
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item made by human craft
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Artless (adj)
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guileless; natural
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Ascetic (n)
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one who practices self denial
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Asperity (n)
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severity; harshness; irritability
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Aspersion (n)
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slander; false rumor
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Assiduous (adj)
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diligent; hardworking
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Assuage (v)
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to make less severe
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Astringent (adj)
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harsh; severe
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Asylum (n)
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place of refuge or shelter
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Atavism (n)
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in biology, the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generation of absence; individual or a part that exhibits atavism, return of a trait after a period of absence
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Attenuate (v)
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to weaken
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Audacious (adj)
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bold; daring
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Austere (adj)
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stern; unadorned
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Autonomous (adj)
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self-governing; independent
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Avarice (n)
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greed
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Aver (v)
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to affirm; declare to be true
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Avocation (n)
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secondary occupation
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Avuncular (adj)
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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant
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Axiomatic (adj)
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taken for granted
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Bacchanalian (adj)
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pertaining to riotous or drunken festivity; Pertaining to revelry
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Banal (adj)
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commonplace; trite
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Banter (n)
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playful conversation
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Bard (n)
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poet
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Bawdy (adj)
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obscene
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Beatify (v)
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to sanctify; to bless; to ascribe a virtue to
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Bedizen (v)
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to dress in a vulgar, showy manner
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Behemoth (n)
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huge creature; anything very large and willpower
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Belie (v)
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to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
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Beneficent (adj)
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kindly; doing good
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Bifurcate (v)
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to divide into two parts
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Blandishment (n)
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flattery
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Blase' (adj)
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bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned
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Bolster (v)
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to give a boost to; prop up; support
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Bombastic (adj)
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pompous; using inflated language
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Boorish (adj)
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rude; insensitive
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Bovine (adj)
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cowlike
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Brazen (adj)
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bold; shameless
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Broach (v)
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to mention for the first time
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