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Vocab Words 2002 #1
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Undergraduate 1
07/31/2013
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palindrome
 Definition
a word that reads the same backward or forward
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deprecate
 Definition
to disapprove of, to belittle
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umbrage
 Definition
to offense, or a resentment
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incipient
 Definition
beggining to exist or appear
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pugnacious
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combative, quarrelsome
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capitulate
 Definition
to surrender
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thaumatory
 Definition
the performing of miracles or magic
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capacious
 Definition
able to contain much
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glower
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to stare angrily or with a scowl
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canorous
 Definition
melodious, musical
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spoonerism
 Definition
the transposition of usually initial sounds in a pair of words
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tenebrous
 Definition
dark, gloomy
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nescience
 Definition
lack of knowledge or awareness
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effulgence
 Definition
the state of being bright and radiant
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assuage
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to soften, to ease, or lessen
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exiguity
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smallness, thinness,
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seriatim
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in a series, one after another
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tmesis
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in a grammer and rhetoric, the separation of the parts of a compound word
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chthonic
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dwelling in or under the earth
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objurgate
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to scold or rebuke sharply
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plethora
 Definition
excess
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lisson
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supple
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badinage
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light, playful talk
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prolix
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wordy,
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calvacade
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a procession
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celerity
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quickness, swiftness
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obloquy
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ill repute
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extol
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to praise
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frisson
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a brief moment  of intense excitement
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unctuous
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marked by a false or smug earnestness or agreeableness
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expatiate
 Definition
to speak or write at length
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desideratum
 Definition
something desired
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raconteur
 Definition
one who excels in telling stories  and anecdotes,
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sunder
 Definition
to break apart
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peccadillo
 Definition
a slight offense, a petty fault
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extricate
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to free or release from a difficulty or entanglement
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aspersion
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a damaging or derogatory remark
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levity
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the state of being carefree
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mellifuous
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flowing sweetly or smoothly
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logorrhea
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excessive talkativeness
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arrogate
 Definition
to claim or seize without right or justification
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