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WF: Units 41-50
pcat prep
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Language - English
Undergraduate 2
07/26/2008
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redundant
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beyond what is needed; unnecessarily repetitious
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reform
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to change; correct
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refute
 Definition
to contradict; disprove
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regress
 Definition
to move backward; return to an earlier form
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relegate
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to put in an inferior position
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relevant
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referring to the matter under consideration
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remedy
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to cure; correct
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remorseless
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having no pity; relentless
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renaissance
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rebirth; revival
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renounce
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to give back or reject a title
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replicate
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to duplicate; repeat
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repress
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to restrain; hold back
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reprehensible
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blameworthy; disputable
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reprimand
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to scold
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reprove
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to criticize; correct
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repudiate
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to reject
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reticent
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not speaking freely; reserved
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retract
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to take back
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revere
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to worship; regard with awe
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revoke
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to cancel; call back
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sagacious
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having insight; wise
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salient
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prominent; conspicuous
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sanction
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to approve; ratify; permit
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sanguine
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reddish; cheerfully optimistic
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satire
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use of ridicule to expose foolishness or evil
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scant
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meager; barely sufficient
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scourge
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source of widespread affliction or devastation
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scrupulous
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conscientious; very thorough
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scrutinize
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to examine closely and critically
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seclusion
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isolation; solitude
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secular
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not pertaining to religion
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segregation
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separation from others; separation races in society
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serenity
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calm; peacefulness
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sinister
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suggesting evil
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skeptical
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doubting; questioning
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solace
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comfort in distress; consolation
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solemnity
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seriousness; gravity
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somber
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gloomy and dark; dismal
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speculative
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involving assumption; theoretical
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sporadic
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occurring irregularly
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spurious
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lacking authenticity; counterfeit; false
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spurn
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to reject; scorn
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squander
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to waste
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stagnant
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immobile; at rest
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static
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motionless; at rest
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stigma
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mark of disgrace or inferiority
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strategem
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a trick to decieve
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stringent
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severe; binding
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stymie
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to block; thwart
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subjective
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taking place within a person; particular to a person
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sublime
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awe-inspiring; of high spiritual value
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submissive
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yielding
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subsequent
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following in time or order
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subtle
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hard to detect or describe; perceptive
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succinct
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brief; concise
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superficial
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trivial; shallow
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superfluous
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excessive; overabundant; unnecessary
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surmise
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to make a guess
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surpass
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to go beyond; do better than
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susceptible
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easily affected
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sustain
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to support; undergo
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synthesis
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combination
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taciturn
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not inclined to speak much
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tangible
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able to be touched; concrete
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tedious
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boring; monotonous; dull
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temper
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to moderate; restrain; toughen
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tenable
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defensible; reasonable
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tenacious
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stubborn; holding firm
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tentative
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not concluded; provisional
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tenuous
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weak; insubstantial
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terse
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brief
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theoretical
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not verified; not practical
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thesis
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proposition put forward for consideration
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transcendent
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superior; beyond the material
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transitory
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existing only briefly
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trite
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unoriginal
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trivial
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unimportant
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turbulence
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agitation; chaos
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tyranny
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oppression; dictatorship
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ubiquitous
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being or seeming to be everywhere simultaneously
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ultimate
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final
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undermine
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to weaken
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unique
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one of a kind
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unobtrusive
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not obvious; insonspicuous
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unprecedented
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original; never seen before
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utilitarian
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concerned with the usefulness rather than beauty
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utopia
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perfect place
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vacillate
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to waver; show indecision
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valid
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sound; correct
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veneration
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adoration; respect
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veracity
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truth
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verbose
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wordy
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vestige
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trace; remnant
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viable
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practicable; capable of developing
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vilification
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slander; denigration
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volatile
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tending to vary frequently; fickle
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whimsical
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fanciful; unpredicatble
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xenophobia
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fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers
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sealotry
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fanaticism
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zenith
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highest point; summit
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