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vocab- last vocab test!!!

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vocab word
definition
accrue   to increase  
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annotation   commentary, notes  
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antediluvian   very old  
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bedlam   chaos  
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covert   hidden, disguised  
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debonair   sophisticated, carefree, nonchalant  
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dun   to press for payment  
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efficacious   capable of producing desired effect  
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equanimity   calmness, composure  
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fortuitous   fortunate, ocurring by chance  
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gist   main point  
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gratuitous   given freely; without cause  
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imperious   arrogant, overbearing  
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inimical   unfriendly  
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invective   characterized by abusive language; dununciation  
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motley   varied, diverse, incongruous  
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munificent   generous  
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procrastinate   tending to delay  
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provocative   something that provokes  
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recondite   beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding  
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reprobate   perverted; an immoral person; wicked  
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sedentary   inactive; characterized by sitting  
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abstemious   restraint from indulging a desire for something  
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accentuate   to give emphasis to  
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censurable   deserving of strong or vehement expression of disapproval  
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contingent   dependent for existence; happening by chance  
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corroborate   to make more certain; confirm  
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denizen   a person who regularly frequents a place; inhabitant  
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discursive   passing aimlessly from one subject to another  
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disseminate   to scatter or spread widely; disperse  
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dowdy   not stylish; drab; old-fashioned  
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florid   flowery; excessively ornate; showy  
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foist   to force upon or impose unjustifiably  
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gauche   lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude  
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heresy   any belief that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs  
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inculcate   to implant by repeated statement; teach persistently  
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palpable   readily or plainly seen, perceived; evident; obvious  
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perceptive   having or showing keeness of insight; understanding or intuition  
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pernicious   highly injurious or destructive; deadly  
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quail   small game bird; to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger  
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salient   moving by leaps or springs; jetting upward; standing out conspicuously  
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satiate   to satisfy; filled to satiety  
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sear   to make withered and dry; burn, scorch, or injure suddenly as with heat  
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specious   having deceptive attraction or allure; having a false look of truthfulness or genuineness  
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absolve   to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt  
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caricature   ludicrous exaggeration of characteristics  
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clangor   resounding clang or a medley of clangs  
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contiguous   touching in an unbroken sequence  
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cupidity   inordinate desire for wealth; lust  
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deleterious   harmful of in a subtle or unexpected way  
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enhance   to increase or improve in quality or attractiveness  
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enthrall   to hold in or reduce to slavery; to hold spellbound  
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extenuate   to make light of; try to lessen extent of by making partial excuses  
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exude   to ooze out; show particular quality clearly  
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implicit   implied; being without doubt or reserve  
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incisive   impressively direct or decisive  
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ostentatious   marked by pretentious display  
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paragon   model of excellence or perfection  
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paraphrase   restatement of text  
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politic   shrewdness in managing, contriving, or dealing  
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preeminent   having paramount rank, dignity, or importance  
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prosaic   factual; dull, unimaginative; everyday, ordinary  
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redundant   superfluous; not necessary to portray a point  
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sanctimonious   hypocritically pious or devout  
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scintillating   brilliantly lively, stimulating, or witty  
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winsome   generally pleasing due to childlike innocence; cheerful, lighthearted  
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