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Language - English
Undergraduate 4
08/10/2008

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Term
exalt
Definition
1. To praise, glorify or honor; extol
2. To heighten or intensify
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prate
Definition
1. To talk excessively and pointlessly; to babble
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asperity
Definition
1. Roughness of surface; unevenness
2. Roughness of sound
3. Roughness of manner; severity; harshness
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spoony
Definition
1. Foolish; silly; excessively sentimental
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vituperate
Definition
1. To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate
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invective
Definition
1. Vehement or violent denunciation, censure or reproach
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obeisance
Definition
1. An expression of deference or respect, such as a bow or a curtsy
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sapient
Definition
!. Wise; sage; discerning
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panoply
Definition
1. A splendid or impressive array
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egress
Definition
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the right or freedom to leave; departure
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sesquipedalian
Definition
1. Given to or characterized by the use of long words
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pusillanimous
Definition
1. Lacking in courage and resolution; contemptibly fearful; cowardly
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quondam
Definition
1. Having been formerly
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provenance
Definition
1. Origin; source
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sempiternal
Definition
1. Of never ending duration; having beginning but no end; everlasting; endless
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melange
Definition
1. a mixture; medley
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vituperation
Definition
1. The act or an instance of speaking abusively to or about
2. Sustained and severely abusive language
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supernumerary
Definition
1. Exceeding the stated, standard or prescribed number
2. Exceeding what is necessary or desired; superfluous
3. An actor without a speaking part
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insensate
Definition
1. Lacking sensation or awareness; inanimate
2. Lacking human feeling or sensitivity; cruel; brutal
3. Lacking sense; stupid; foolish
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malinger
Definition
1. To feign or exaggerate illness in order to avoid duty or work
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tatterdemalion
Definition
1. A person dressed in tattered or ragged clothing; a ragamuffin
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anodyne
Definition
1. Serving to relieve pain; soothing
2. Not likely to offend; bland innocuous
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mephitic
Definition
1. Offensive to the smell, as, mephitic odors
2. Poisonous; noxious
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fiduciary
Definition
1. Relating to the holding of something in trust for another
2. Someone who stands in a special relation of trust , confidence or responsibility in certain obligations to others; a trustee
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cupidity
Definition
1. Eager or excessive desires, especially for wealth; greed; avarice
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antediluvian
Definition
1. Relating to the period before the Biblical flood
2. A very old (or old-fashioned) person
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puerile
Definition
1. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; juvenile; childish
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propound
Definition
1. To put forward; to offer for consideration; to propose
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contemn
Definition
To regard or treat with disdain or contempt; to scorn; to despise
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emolument
Definition
1. The wages or perquisites arising from office, employment or labor; gain; compensation
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troglodyte
Definition
1. A member of a primitive people that lived in caves, dens, or holes; a cave dweller
2. One who is regarded as reclusive, reactionary, out of date, or brutish
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palaver
Definition
1. Idle talk
2. Talk intended to beguile or deceive
3. To flatter; to cajole
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tutelage
Definition
1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship; protection
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laconic
Definition
1. Using or marked by the use of a minimum of words; brief and pithy; brusque
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condign
Definition
1. Suitable to the fault or crime; deserved; adequate
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indigent
Definition
1. Extremely poor; not having the necessities of life such as food, clothing, shelter
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glutinous
Definition
1. Of the nature of glue; sticky
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capacious
Definition
1. Able to contain much; roomy; spacious
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malediction
Definition
1. A curse or execration
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choler
Definition
1. Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath
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renascent
Definition
1. Springing or rising again into being; showing renewed vigor
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cogent
Definition
1. Having the power to compel conviction; appealing to the mind or to reason; convincing
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