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Undergraduate 3
05/04/2013

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Term
Abjure
Definition
VERB p>to formally reject, renounce, or refrain, to back something you said

 

Ex. Although the cake looked good, she abjured from eating it.

The pope abjured the title of pope and stuck with Mr.

 

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Abstemious
Definition
ADJECTIVE
moderate or sparing, esp in the consumption of alcohol or food ina professional setting
EX.
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Admonish
Definition
VERB
Advise, urge, or warn earnestly
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Ascertain
Definition
VERB
Find (something) out for certain; make sure of, to determine
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Au courant
Definition
ADJECTIVE
Fully informed, up to date on current affairs
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Bedlam
Definition
NOUN
A noisy confused place or situation,a state of uproar, madhouse
Term
Cabal
Definition
NOUN
Person in a scheme, a scheme or plot, a group of schemers (politics and conspiracy)
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Capricious
Definition
ADJECTIVE
the idea of being impulsive and unpredictable in behavior
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Chimerical
Definition
ADJECTIVE
Imaginary, highly unrealistic
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Comely
Definition
ADJECTIVE
Attractive, suitable
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Concur
Definition
VERB
To agree, cooperate, act together, occur at the same time, approve
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Corroborate
Definition
VERB
To strengthen or support with other evidence, to confirm, back up what you're saying
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Deleterious
Definition
Harmful in an unexpected way, delirious
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Diatribe
Definition
When someone goes on a rant, bitter speech
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Disparate
Definition
So unique it cannot be compared
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Dregs
Definition
Least desirable part, bottom of the bottom
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Duress
Definition
Forcible restrain, compulsion by threat
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Egregious
Definition
Really bad its unmissable
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Encomium
Definition
The notion of glowing praise
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Epitome
Definition
perfect example, really captures the big picture
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Eschew
Definition
to shun or to dodge
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Exacerbate
Definition
to make worse, to make more severe, to complicate
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Facetious
Definition
a little too clever
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Felicitous
Definition
pleasant or delightful
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Foist
Definition
to force another by passing off as genuine
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Fulsome
Definition
generous in amount, offensive
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Gaudy
Definition
too flashy
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Gesticulate
Definition
to make gestures with your hand
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Guile
Definition
Cunning, the use of clever and usually dishonest methods to achieve something
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Harbinger
Definition
something that shows what is coming
spring is a harbinger of summer
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Hearsay
Definition
rumor, gossip, or buzz
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Ignominious
Definition
dishonorable, humiliating, despicable
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Imminent
Definition
just around the corner, hanging dangerously over your head
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Impetuous
Definition
Rash or hasty
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Impunity
Definition
Being able to act without any consequences, above the law
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Inchoate
Definition
attempt, conspiracy, not completely formed or developed yet
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Iniquity
Definition
sin, corruption, the quality of being unfair or evil
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Internecine
Definition
deadly, inner group conflict
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Inveigh
Definition
to protest or complain about (something or someone) very strongly
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Jocose
Definition
jolly, positive, upbeat
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Laconic
Definition
straight to the point
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Legerdemain
Definition
slight of hand, skill in using your hands to perform magic tricks
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Machiavellian
Definition
using clever lies and tricks in order to get or achieve something : clever and dishonest
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Maudlin
Definition
sappy, corny
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Meticulous
Definition
precise
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Munificent
Definition
lavishing
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Nascent
Definition
beginning to exist : recently formed or developed
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Nettle
Definition
to bother, to annoy
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Obloquy
Definition
abusive language, harsh or critical statement
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Obviate
Definition
to prevent
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Opprobrium
Definition
to bring disgrace
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Paragon
Definition
leading example of, model of perfection
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Paucity
Definition
scarcity, deficit, shortage
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Peregrination
Definition
long journey
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Peruse
Definition
Examine with attention and detail, really study something
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Plethora
Definition
excess, abundance, a lot
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Polemic
Definition
aggressive attack
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Precocious
Definition
Advanced for your age, mature qualities, wisdom beyond your years
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Profligate
Definition
Wasteful in the use of resourses
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Pugnacious
Definition
always looking to pick a fight
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Quell
Definition
to end or stop(something) usually by using force, to calm or reduce
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Raiment
Definition
garment, attire, clothing
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Raucous
Definition
loud, rowdy, raunchy
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Redolent
Definition
having a strong smell : full of a fragrance or odor
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Remuneration
Definition
an amount of money paid to someone for the work that person has done
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Repudiate
Definition
to refuse to accept or support (something) : to reject (something or someone), to say or show that (something) is not true
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Rife
Definition
very common and often bad or unpleasant
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Sally
Definition
a clever and funny remark
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Sanguine
Definition
confident and hopeful
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Shibboleth
Definition
an old idea, opinion, or saying that is commonly believed and repeated but that may be seen as old-fashioned or untrue, a word or way of speaking or behaving which shows that a person belongs to a particular group
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Solace
Definition
to console or soothe
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Stentorian
Definition
loud, booming
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Succinct
Definition
using few words to state or express an idea
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Tacit
Definition
expressed or understood without being directly stated, unspoken
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Terse
Definition
brief and direct in a way that may seem rude or unfriendly
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Truculent
Definition
savage, confrontational
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Unctuous
Definition
fake, insincere
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