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General Vocab
11th Grade
12/01/2011
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aesthetic
 Definition
appealing to the sense of beauty
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eclectic
 Definition
choosing from a variety of sources
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paradox
 Definition
a seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses the truth
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anomalous
 Definition
deviating from a general rule, an irregularity
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alleviate
 Definition
to relieve, to lessen
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mitigate
 Definition
to relieve, to lessen
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mollify
 Definition
to relieve to lessen
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assuage
 Definition
to relieve, to lessen
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allay
 Definition
to relieve, to lessen
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innocuous
 Definition
harmless, not damaging
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venerate
 Definition
to hold in great esteem, to honor, admire
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revere
 Definition
to hold in great esteem, to honor, admire
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trite
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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banal
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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cliche
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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hackneyed
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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platitude
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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vapid
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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prosaic
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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mundane
 Definition
commonplace, unimaginative
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elusive
 Definition
hard to catch, evasive
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procrastinate
 Definition
to delay, to be tardy
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dilatory
 Definition
to delay, to be tardy
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temporize
 Definition
to delay, to be tardy
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dawdle
 Definition
to delay, to be tardy
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conventional
 Definition
a traditional, customary way of doing things
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obstinate
 Definition
stubborn
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obdurate
 Definition
stubborn
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recalcitrant
 Definition
stubborn
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intransigent
 Definition
stubborn
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intractable
 Definition
stubborn
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curtail
 Definition
to cut short
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meager
 Definition
scanty, sparse, not abundant
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somber
 Definition
gloomy, cheerless, grave
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flourish
 Definition
to prosper, thrive
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rejuvenate
 Definition
to make youthful again, to revitalize, revive
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reinvigorate
 Definition
to make youthful again, to revitalize, revive
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rebuke
 Definition
to scold
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censure
 Definition
to scold
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reprimand
 Definition
to scold
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reprove
 Definition
to scold
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remonstrateto scold
 Definition
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reproach
 Definition
to scold
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admonish
 Definition
to scold
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lethargic
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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slothful
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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languid
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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indolent
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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torpid
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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wan
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
Term
anemic
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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phelgmatic
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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enervated
 Definition
to lack energy, vigor and vitality to be sluggish
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acclaim
 Definition
to win praise
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adulation
 Definition
to win praise
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hail
 Definition
to win praise
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extol
 Definition
to win praise
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laud
 Definition
to win praise
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eulogize
 Definition
to win praise
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plaudit
 Definition
to win praise
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curator
 Definition
a person in charge of a museum
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zealot
 Definition
a person filled with zeal or enthusiasm about a cause
Term
malefactor
 Definition
a person who does ill to others
Term
pacifist
 Definition
a person who promotes peace
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egoist
 Definition
a person concerned with himself/herself
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mentor
 Definition
a person who provides guidance,a tutor
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reveler
 Definition
a person who engages in merrymaking
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prodigy
 Definition
a person with great talent, a genius
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stalwart
 Definition
a loyal supporter, an adherent, someone who stands by you
Term
skinflint
 Definition
someone who is overly thrifty with money, a miser
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scoundrel
 Definition
a deisreputable person, a rascal, lacking virtue
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savant
 Definition
a person with detailed knowledge in a specific subject, a sage
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jingoist
 Definition
an extreme nationalist, a chauvinist
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benefactor
 Definition
a person who helps others often by giving generous gifts
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glutton
 Definition
a person given to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
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virtuoso
 Definition
a person with great artistic talent
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hypocrite
 Definition
a person who puts on false appearance, someone who says one thing and does another
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boor
 Definition
a person who is rude and insensitive and lacks refinement
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recluse
 Definition
a person who leads a secluded solitary life, a hermit
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upstart
 Definition
a person who has risen suddenly from a low position to great success and thus lacks modesty
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seer
 Definition
a person who can predict future events
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pragmatist
 Definition
a person who is practical and thus not given to flights of fancy
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devotee
 Definition
an ardent follower, supporter or enthusiast
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nomad
 Definition
a person who wanders from place to place
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dilettante
 Definition
a dabbler, a person having superficial interent in a variety of fields or endeavors
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demagogue
 Definition
a person who arouses popular passions and prejudices
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supplicant
 Definition
a person who is overly humble , who pleads for a favor
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hedonist
 Definition
a person who seeks pleasure and gratification
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depreciate
 Definition
to go down in value
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demolish
 Definition
to tear down, destroy, raze
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decry
 Definition
to criticize, denounce, condemn
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deplorable
 Definition
wretched, aweful, miserable
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deplete
 Definition
to exhaust the supply of something
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despondent
 Definition
feeling very down/discouraged
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debacle
 Definition
a big disaster, a fiasco
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derogatory
 Definition
to belittle, to say unfavorable things about someone
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devoid
 Definition
to do down in the sense of being empty, lacking content
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ambivalent
 Definition
lacks conviction
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ambiguous
 Definition
lacks clarity
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vial
 Definition
lack importance, significance
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trifling
 Definition
lack importance, significance
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shiftless
 Definition
lazy, therefore lacking ambition
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rash
 Definition
impetuous, lacking restraint and forethought
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impulsive
 Definition
impetuous, lacking restraint and forethought
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vapid
 Definition
dull, bland lacking in taste
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transient
 Definition
brief and therefore lacking permanence
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ephemeral
 Definition
brief and therefore lacking permanence
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evansecent
 Definition
brief and therefore lacking permanence
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nondescript
 Definition
ordinary and therefore lacking distinction
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merciless
 Definition
cruel and therefore lacking in compassion
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ruthless
 Definition
cruel and therefore lacking in compassion
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desolate
 Definition
lacks inhabitants
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callous
 Definition
lacks sensitivity
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derivative
 Definition
derived from and therefore lacking originality
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boorish
 Definition
crude and therefore lacking refinement
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intrepid
 Definition
brave and therefore lacking fear
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dauntless
 Definition
brave and therefore lacking fear
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viscous
 Definition
thick an syrupy and therefore lacking movement
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inept
 Definition
lacking skill
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flippant
 Definition
lacks proper respect or seriousness
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precarious
 Definition
lacks stability
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diffident
 Definition
lacks self-confidence
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callow
 Definition
immature and therefore lacking maturity
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sophomoric
 Definition
lacking maturity
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erratic
 Definition
unpredictable, changeable and therefore lacking consistency
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banal
 Definition
commonplace and therefore lacking originality
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amorphous
 Definition
lacks shape or form
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elated
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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ecstatic
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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exuberant
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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jubilant
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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exhilarated
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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exultant
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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ebullient
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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effervescent
 Definition
very happy, filled with joy and enthusiasm
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mercurial
 Definition
very changeable, in personality
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adept
 Definition
mery skillful
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exasperating
 Definition
very annoying and irksome
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ominous
 Definition
very threatening
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venal
 Definition
very corrupt, dishonest
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exactitude
 Definition
very precise
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terrified
 Definition
very apprehensive
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excruciating
 Definition
very painful
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fastidious
 Definition
very neat
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frenzied
 Definition
very excited, very animated, very active
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meticulous
 Definition
very precise
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assiduous
 Definition
very hardworking, diligent
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painstaking
 Definition
very careful
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preplexing
 Definition
very puzzling
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garish
 Definition
very loud, very bright colors
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auspicious
 Definition
very favorable
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fractious
 Definition
very divisive
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perilous
 Definition
very dangerous
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arduous
 Definition
very demanding, very difficult
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pugnacious
 Definition
very quarrelsome, combative
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conspicuous
 Definition
very noticeable
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destitute
 Definition
very poor, indigent
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discerning
 Definition
very insightful
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despicable
 Definition
a vile very contemptible act or deed
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vigilant
 Definition
very alert
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egregious
 Definition
a very bad error
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immaculate
 Definition
very clean
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injunction
 Definition
a court order requiring someone to do something
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censure
 Definition
an official reprimand
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germane
 Definition
relevant, pertinent
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substantiate
 Definition
to prove, verify
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ransack
 Definition
to completely overturn
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embezzlement
 Definition
the unlawful taking of money entrusted to one's care
Term
stipulate
 Definition
to specify, set forth
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plausible
 Definition
believable, credible
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larceny
 Definition
the unlawful taking of personal property
Term
collusion
 Definition
secret agreement , usually for illegal or deceitful purposes
Term
obstruct
 Definition
to get in the way, block
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incorrigible
 Definition
can't be reformed
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defamation
 Definition
to libel or slander
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edict
 Definition
an offical proclamation, a degree
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allegation
 Definition
an assertion unsupported by facts
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reprieve
 Definition
a delay in punishment
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accomplice
 Definition
a parnter in crime
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adjudicate
 Definition
to settle a dispute in court
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pardon
 Definition
to excuse from a penalty
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spurious
 Definition
a falsehood
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expurgate
 Definition
to delete or remove from the record
Term
discrepancy
 Definition
an inconsistency
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corroborate
 Definition
to support with evidence
Term
fabricate
 Definition
a made up or invented story, a falsehood
Term
repudiate
 Definition
to take back or disavow
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dissolution
 Definition
to dissolve, to break apart
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anarchist
 Definition
opposes government and laws
Term
arid
 Definition
very dry
Term
anachronism
 Definition
a chronological misplacing of events, persons or objects
Term
duty
 Definition
a tax on imports
Term
enumerate
 Definition
to ascertain the number of, to count
Term
buttress
 Definition
to support to prop up
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desiccated
 Definition
to become very dry, arid, parched
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sovereign
 Definition
the supreme ruler in a kingdom
Term
nullify
 Definition
to make void
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enlighten
 Definition
to inform, instruct, edify
Term
appeasement
 Definition
to give in to someone's demands
Term
elite
 Definition
a select group
Term
ethics
 Definition
a code of conduct
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bias
 Definition
a prejudice, leaning or predisposition
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epistolary
 Definition
a series of letters
Term
matriarchal
 Definition
rule by women
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proliferation
 Definition
to multiply, increase, spread rapidly
Term
dogma
 Definition
doctrine, set of beliefs
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belligerent
 Definition
nation at war, warlike
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impasse
 Definition
deadlock, stalemate
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abdicate
 Definition
to renounce, resign, vacate a throne
Term
watershed
 Definition
important turning point events
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landmark
 Definition
important turning point events
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milestone
 Definition
important turning point events
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autonomy
 Definition
self-rule, self governing
Term
autocrat
 Definition
an absolute ruler
Term
astral
 Definition
pertaining to the stars
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marine
 Definition
pertaining to the sea
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celestial
 Definition
pertaining to the skies
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arboreal
 Definition
pertaining to trees
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hybrid
 Definition
an offspring of two plants or animals of different species
Term
translucent
 Definition
will allow lights to pass through
Term
alloy
 Definition
a mix of two or more metals
Term
porous
 Definition
will allow liquids to pass through
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predator
 Definition
an animal that acquires food by hunting other animals
Term
hermetic
 Definition
airtight
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amalgam
 Definition
a combination, mixture, blend
Term
impermeable
 Definition
fluid can't pass through
Term
caustic
 Definition
capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
Term
osmosis
 Definition
the process of absorption
Term
ossify
 Definition
to harden into bone and thus become rigid
Term
occlude
 Definition
to close shut of block
Term
quandary
 Definition
a state or perplexity or doubt, a dilemma
Term
ameliorate
 Definition
to make better
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exacerbate
 Definition
to make worse
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querulous
 Definition
complaining
Term
elucidate
 Definition
to make clear
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incipient
 Definition
in the early stages, embryonic
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astute
 Definition
shrewd, smart, keen-minded
Term
vicariously
 Definition
to live through another's experience
Term
rectitude
 Definition
high standards of personal conduct
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decorum
 Definition
proper behavior, good public manners
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inexorable
 Definition
relentless, unstoppable
Term
disseminate
 Definition
to spread, distribute
Term
ubiquitous
 Definition
something that is everywhere, omnipresent
Term
exhort
 Definition
to urge someone to do something
Term
drudgery
 Definition
hard distasteful work
Term
travail
 Definition
hard distasteful work
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ineffable
 Definition
a feeling that cannot be expressed of put into words
Term
quell
 Definition
to put down to squelch
Term
tenuous
 Definition
weak, flimsy, shaky
Term
amenable
 Definition
agreeable, willing to do something
Term
atrophy
 Definition
to waste away, wither
Term
demystify
 Definition
to make less baffling
Term
implacable
 Definition
cannot be appeased
Term
lexicon
 Definition
a wordlist, vocabulary
Term
labyrinth
 Definition
a maze
Term
disingenuous
 Definition
not sincere, not straightforward, thus very crafty
Term
succinct
 Definition
a brief concise summary
Term
servile
 Definition
to act in an overly submissive manner
Term
fawning
 Definition
to act in an overly submissive manner
Term
obsequious
 Definition
to act in an overly submissive manner
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subservient
 Definition
to act in an overly submissive manner
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