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WF: Units 71-80 Adv
pcat prep
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Language - English
Undergraduate 2
08/06/2008
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impervious
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impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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implacable
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inflexible; incapable of being pleased
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implicit
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implied; understood but not stated
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importune
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to ask repeatedly; beg
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impotent
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powerless; ineffective; lacking strength
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impregnable
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totally safe from attack; unconquerable
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impromptu
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spontaneous; without rehersal
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impudence
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arrogance; audacity
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impugn
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to call into question; attack verbally
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impunity
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exemption from penalty, punishment, or harm
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inadvertent
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careless; unintentional
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inanimate
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not exhibiting life
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incense
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to infuriate; enrage
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incessant
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continuous, never ceasing
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage
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incognito
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in disguise; concealing one's identity
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indefatigable
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never tiring
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indolent
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habitually lazy; idle
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indomitable
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fearless; unconquerable
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induction
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the process of deriving general principles from particular facts
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed
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ineffectual
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not effective; weak
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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inexplicable
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difficult or impossible to explain
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ingratiate
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to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces
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inimitable
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defying imitation; matchless
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iniquity
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wickedness; evil act
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innuendo
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indirect and subtle criticism; insinuation
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insatiable
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never satisfied
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inscrutable
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impossible to understand fully
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insinuate
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to suggest; say indirectly; imply
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insurgent
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rebellious; insubordinate
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insurrection
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rebellion
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intransigent
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uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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intrepid
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fearless
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intuitive
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known without the use of rational processes
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invective
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verbal abuse
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inviolable
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safe from violation or assault
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irascible
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easily angered
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jejune
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not interesting; childish; dull
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jocular
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jovial; playful; humorous
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jurisprudence
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philosophy of law
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lachrymose
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tearful; sad
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laconic
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using few words
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languid
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lacking energy; indifferent; slow
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languor
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lack of physical or mental energy
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lassitude
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feeling of weariness
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legerdemain
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trickery
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lexicon
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dictionary; list of words
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lobbyist
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person who attempts to influence legislators or other public officials toward desired action
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loquacious
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talkative
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lugubrious
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sorrowful; mournful
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lurid
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harshly shocking; sensational
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macabre
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grim and horrible
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maladroit
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clumsy; tactless
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malaise
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feeling of discomfort; general sense of depression
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malapropism
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humorous misuse of a word
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malleable
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capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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maverick
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dissenter
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mawkish
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very sentimental
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melange
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mixture
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing
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mendacious
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dishonest
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mercenary
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greedy
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mercurial
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quick; unpredictable
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meritocratic
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relating to a system in which advancement is based on achievement
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milieu
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enviornment; surroundings
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misanthrope
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one who hates humanity
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misnomer
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incorrect name
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moot
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irrelevant; debatable
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moratorium
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an authorized delay of a specific activity
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mores
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customs
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moribound
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dying
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motif
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main theme for development; a repeated figure
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munificent
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generous
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mutable
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changable
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myopic
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near-sighted; unable to anticipate event
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narcissistic
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having excessive love for oneself
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nefarious
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vicious; evil
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neophyte
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novice; beginner
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nepotism
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favoritism to a relative
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nihilist
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one who believes that existence and all traditional values are meaningless
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nirvana
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an ideal condition of rest, harmony, or joy
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noisome
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stinking; putrid
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nomenclature
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terms used in a particular science or discipline
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nonchalant
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causal; unconcerned
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noxious
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harmful; unwholesome
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nuance
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shade of meaning; subtle distincition
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obdurate
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stubborn
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obeisance
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deference or homage
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obfuscate
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to confuse; obscure
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oblique
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indirect; evasive; misleading; devious
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obloquy
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abusively detractive language; ill repute
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obsequious
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overly submissive
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obstreperous
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troublesome; boisterous; unruly
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obtuse
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insensitive; stupid; dull
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obviate
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to make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
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