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Vocab 15

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alchemy   medieval chemistry concerned with finding a way to change base metals into gold and a single cure for all diseases; magic or magic power  
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baksheesh   gift of money; tip; gratuity  
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bellicose   inclined to fight or quarrel; pugnacious; warlike  
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carp   find fault unreasonably; complain in a petty, nagging way  
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collation   light meal  
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cull   select; pick out; choose  
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demur   object; take exception  
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desuetude   condition of no longer being used; disuse  
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divert   amuse; entertain; give pleasure to  
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dun   make repeated, insistent demands for payment  
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empirical   relying solely on observation or experience  
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equivocate   be deliberately ambiguous; use misleading terms so as not to commit oneself  
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hypothetical   based on or involving a hypothesis (supposition); conjectural  
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imprimatur   authorization; sanction; approval  
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ingenuous   innocent and simple; artless; naïve  
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mendacious   lying; untrue; deceitful  
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panegyric   formal speech or piece of writing in high praise of a person or thing; eulogy; tribute  
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preen   dress oneself carefully or smartly; fuss in dressing; primp  
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pusillanimous   lacking in courage; cowardly; timid  
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quagmire   wet, boggy ground that gives way underfoot; difficult situation  
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rue   feel remorse for; wish undone; regret  
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taciturn   habitually disinclined to talk; silent; uncommunicative  
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