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vocabulary quiz 6
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English
Undergraduate 1
03/13/2006

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adroit
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skillful and clever
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banal
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trite; hackneyed
worn out by constant use, stale
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charlatan
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a fraud; quack
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discern
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to perceive or recognize clearly
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disparage
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to discredit/ to belittle
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dubious
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causing doubt/ skeptical
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chagrin
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embarrassment and annoyance due to failure, disappointment, etc.
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enthrall
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to captivate; fascinate
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implacable
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not to be placated or appeased; relentless.
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incipient
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just beginning to exist or appear
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pernicious
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very harmful or destructive
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precarious
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dependent upon circumstances or chance; uncertain; risky
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prognosticate
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to foretell
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reticent
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disinclined to speak;
taciturn: almost always silent; not liking to talk
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ambiance
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an environment or its distinct atmosphere
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