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Cosmopolitan-Fortuitous
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Language - English
10th Grade
05/17/2010

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Cosmopolitan
Definition
At home in many places or situations, internationally sophisticated 
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Countenance
Definition
Face, Facial expression, especially an encouraging one
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Coup
Definition
A brilliant victory or accomplishment, violent overthrow of the government
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Covenant
Definition
A solemn agreement, a contract
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Covert
Definition
Secret, Hidden 
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Covet
Definition
To wish for enviously
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Credulous
Definition
Eager to believe, Gullible
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Criterion
Definition
Standard, basis for judgement
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Cryptic
Definition
Mysterious, mystifying 
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Culinary
Definition
Relating to cooking or the kitchen 
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Culminate
Definition
To climax, to reach full effect
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Culpable
Definition
Deserving blame, guilty
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Cursory
Definition
Hasty, superficial 
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Curtail
Definition
To shorten, to cut short
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Cynic
Definition
One who deeply distrusts human nature, believes humans motivated only by selfishness 
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Daunt
Definition
To make fearful, to intimidate
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Dearth
Definition
Lack, Scarcity 
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Debacle
Definition
Violent breakdown, sudden overthrow, overwhelming defeat
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Debauchery
Definition
Wild living, excessive intemperance
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Debilitate
Definition
To weaken, to cripple
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Decadent
Definition
Decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
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Decimate
Definition
To kill or destroy a large part of
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Decorous
Definition
Proper, in good taste, orderly 
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Deduce
Definition
To conclude form the evidence, to infer
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Defame
Definition
To libel or slander, to ruin the good name of 
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Deference
Definition
Submission to another's will, respect, courtesy
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Definitive
Definition
Conclusive, providing the last word
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Degenerate
Definition
To break down, to deteriorate
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Deleterious
Definition
Harmful
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Delineate
Definition
To describe accurately, to draw outline 
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Delude
Definition
To decieve
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Deluge
Definition
A flood, an inundation
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Demagogue
Definition
A leader of the people
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Denizen
Definition
Inhabitant
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Depravity
Definition
Extreme wickedness or corruption
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Deprecate
Definition
To express disapproval of
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Deride
Definition
To ridicule, to laugh at contemptuously 
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Derogatory
Definition
Disapproving, degrading
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Desiccate
Definition
To dry out
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Despondent
Definition
Extremely depressed, full of despair
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Despot
Definition
An absolute ruler, an autocrat
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Destitute
Definition
Extremely poor, utterly lacking
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Desultory
Definition
Without a plan or purpose, disconnected, random
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Dextrous
Definition
Skillful, adroit
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Dialectical
Definition
Relating to discussions, relating to the rules and methods of reasoning
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Dictum
Definition
An authoritative saying
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Didactic
Definition
Intended to teach, morally instructive
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Diffident
Definition
Timid, lacking in self-confidence
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Digress
Definition
To stray from the main subject
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Dilettante
Definition
Someone with superficial knowledge of the arts
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Discern
Definition
To have insight, to see things clearly, to discriminate
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Discreet
Definition
Prudent, judicially reserved
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Discrete
Definition
Unconnected, separate, distinct
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Discriminate
Definition
To notice or point out the difference between two or more things, to discern, to differentiate 
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Disdain
Definition
Arrogant scorn, contempt
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Disinterested
Definition
Not taking sides, unbiased
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Disparage
Definition
To belittle, to say uncomplimentary things about
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Disparate
Definition
Different, incompatible, unequal
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Disseminate
Definition
To spread the seeds of something, to scatter, to make wildly known 
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Dissipate
Definition
To thin out, drift away, dissolve
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Dissolution
Definition
The breaking up or dissolving of something in parts
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Distend
Definition
To swell, to extend a great deal
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Distinguish
Definition
To tell apart, to cause to stand out
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Docile
Definition
Easily taught, obedient, easy to handle
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Doctrinaire
Definition
Inflexibility, dogmatic
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Dogmatic
Definition
Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas, stubbornly claiming that something is beyond dispute
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Domestic
Definition
Having to do with household or family, not foreign 
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Dormant
Definition
Inactive, as though asleep 
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Dubious
Definition
Full of doubt, uncertain
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Duplicity
Definition
The act of being two faced, deception
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Ebullient
Definition
Boiling, bubbling with excitement, exuberant
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Excentric
Definition
Not conventional, a little cooky 
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Eclectic
Definition
Choosing the best from many sources
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Edify
Definition
To enlighten, to instruct
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Efface
Definition
To erase, to rub away 
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Effusion
Definition
A pouring forth
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Egalitarian
Definition
Believing in the social and economic equality of all people
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Egocentric
Definition
Selfish, believing that one is the center of everything
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Egregious
Definition
Extremely bad, flagrant
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Elicit
Definition
To bring out, to call forth
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Elliptical
Definition
Oval, missing a word or words, obscure
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Elusive
Definition
Hard to pin down, evasive
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Emigrate
Definition
To leave a country permanently, to expatriate 
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Eminent
Definition
Well-known and respected, standing out from all others in quality or accomplishment, outstanding
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Empirical
Definition
Relying on experience or observation
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Emulate
Definition
To strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
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Encroach
Definition
To make gradual or stealthy inroads into, to trespass
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Endemic
Definition
Native, restricted to a particular region or era, indigenous
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Enervate
Definition
To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually
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Enfranchise
Definition
To grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote
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Engender
Definition
To bring into existence, to create
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Enigma
Definition
A mystery
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Enormity
Definition
Extreme evil, a hideous offense, immensity
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Ephemeral
Definition
Lasting a very short time
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Epigram
Definition
A brief and usually witty or satirical saying
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Epitome
Definition
A brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole, perfect example of something
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Equanimity
Definition
Composure, Calm
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Equitable
Definition
Fair
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Equivocal
Definition
Ambiguous, intentionally confusing
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Erudite
Definition
Scholarly, deeply learned
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Esoteric
Definition
Hard to understand, understood by only a select few
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Espouse
Definition
To support, to advocate
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Ethereal 
Definition
Heavenly, as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether
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Euphemism
Definition
A pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one
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Evanescent
Definition
Fleeting, vanishing
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Exacerbate
Definition
To make worse
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Exacting
Definition
Extremely demanding, difficult
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Exalt
Definition
To raise high, to glorify
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Exasperate
Definition
to annoy thoroughly, to make very angry 
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Exemplify
Definition
To illustrate by example, to serve as a good example
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Exhaustive
Definition
Thorough, rigorous, complete
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Exhort
Definition
To urge strongly, to give a serious warning to 
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Exigency
Definition
An emergency, and urgency
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Existencial
Definition
Having to do with existence 
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Exonerate
Definition
To free completely from blame
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Expatriate
Definition
To throw someone out of his or her native land, to emigrate 
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Expedient
Definition
Providing an immediate advantage, practical 
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Expedite
Definition
To speed up
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Explicit
Definition
clearly or directly expressed
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Extol
Definition
To praise highly
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Extraneous
Definition
unnecessary, irrelevant, extra
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Extrapolate
Definition
To project or deduce from something known, to infer
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Extricate
Definition
To free from difficulty
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Extrovert
Definition
An open, outgoing person
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Exult
Definition
To rejoice, to celebrate 
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Fabrication
Definition
A lie, something made up
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Facetious
Definition
Humorous, not serious clumsily
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Facile
Definition
Fluent, skillful in a superficial way, easy
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Faction
Definition
A group, usually small part of a larger group
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Farcical
Definition
Absurd, ludicrous
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Fastidious
Definition
Meticulous, demanding, finicky
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Fatalist
Definition
Someone who believes that future events are already determined
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Fatuous
Definition
foolish, silly, idiotic
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Fauna
Definition
Animals
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Fecund
Definition
Fertile, productive
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Felicity
Definition
Happiness, skillfulness
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Fervor
Definition
Great warmth or earnestness 
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Fetter
Definition
To restrain, to hamper
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Fidelity
Definition
Faithfulness, loyalty
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Figurative
Definition
Based on figures of speech, metaphorical
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Finesse
Definition
Skillful maneuvering, subtlety, craftiness
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Flagrant
Definition
Glaringly bad, notorious, scandalous
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Flaunt
Definition
To show off
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Flout
Definition
To disregard something out of disrespect
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Foible
Definition
A minor character flaw
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Foment
Definition
To stir up, to instigate
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Forbear
Definition
To refrain from, to abstain
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Forego
Definition
To do without, to forbear
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Forsake
Definition
To abandon, to renounce
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Fortuitous
Definition
Accidental, occurring by chance
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