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Vocab 9&10
Vocab exercise of Advancing Vocabulary Skill by Sherrie Nist 4th edition
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General Vocab
Undergraduate 1
03/13/2013
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austere
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very plain
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esoteric
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difficult to understand
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facsimile
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an accurate copy
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grotesque
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strange-looking
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mesmerize
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to fascinate
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metamorphosis
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to change in form
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notorious
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regarded negatively
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perfunctory
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uninterested
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provocative
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attention-getting
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travesty
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a joking, disrespectful imitation
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connoisseur
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an authority
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conspiracy
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a plot
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contrite
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sorry
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distraught
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upset
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germane
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related
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lucid
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easy to undertand
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plight
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unfortunate situation
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superficially
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slightly
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symmetrical
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balanced
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verbose
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wordy
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